The process of decision making is nowadays influenced by the continuous flux of information, the advancement of technology and the development of new protocols and evidence-based procedures, but the most powerful tool that we have available is collaboration with other specialists. Published in 2010, a study conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Union College demonstrated that collective intelligence exceeds the cognitive abilities of individual group members.1 This principle also applies to dentistry, where complex problems can usually be solved by the intervention of several specialists, with the aim of making treatment more predictable and less invasive.