04 February 2024 : Database Analysis
Factors Influencing Dentists' Choice of Restorative Materials for Single-Tooth Crowns: A Survey Among Saudi Practitioners
Ali Robaian1ABEFG*, Nawaf Munawir Alotaibi2BFG, Aljowhara Khaled Allaboon3BG, Dana Saleh AlTuwaijri4BDG, Abdullah Fahad Aljarallah5ABFG, Rola Salman Alshehri6BC, Aljawharah Ali Alabsi7BG, Mubashir Baig Mirza
1ACDEF, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem8CDE
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942723
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942723
Table 1 Comparison of preferred crown materials for tooth number 16 (supra- and subgingival) with dentists’ characteristics (upper arch).
| n | Metal | PFM | Ceramic | Resin CAD/CAM | Others | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Supragingival | 811 | 29 (3.6%) | 209 (25.8%) | 538 (66.3%) | 34 (4.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| Subgingival | 811 | 10 (1.2) | 274 (33.8) | 493 (60.8) | 33 (4.1) | 1 (0.1) | |||
| Sex | M | Supragingival | 387 | 9 (2.3%) | 97 (25.1%) | 258 (66.7%) | 22 (5.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0.077ns |
| F | 424 | 20 (4.7%) | 112 (26.4%) | 280 (66.0%) | 12 (2.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| M | Subgingival | 387 | 10 (2.6%) | 119 (30.7%) | 240 (62.0%) | 17 (4.4%) | 1 (0.3%) | ||
| F | 424 | 0 (0.0%) | 155 (36.6%) | 253 (59.7%) | 16 (3.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Years of experience | Supragingival | 320 | 3 (0.9%) | 72 (22.5%) | 215 (67.2%) | 30 (9.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| 5–15 | 318 | 12 (3.8%) | 93 (29.2%) | 213 (67%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| >15 | 173 | 14 (8.1%) | 44 (25.4%) | 110 (63.6%) | 4 (2.3%) | 1 (0.1%) | |||
| Subgingival | 320 | 0 (0.0%) | 138 (43.1%) | 161 (50.3%) | 21 (6.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| 5–15 | 318 | 8 (2.5%) | 84 (26.4%) | 218 (68.6%) | 8 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| >15 | 173 | 2 (1.2%) | 52 (30.1%) | 114 (65.9%) | 4 (2.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | |||
| Area of expertise | GD | Supragingival | 450 | 11 (2.4%) | 133 (29.6%) | 273 (60.7%) | 33 (7.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Others | 249 | 8 (3.2%) | 56 (22.5%) | 184 (73.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
| Prosth | 112 | 10 (8.9%) | 20 (17.9%) | 81 (72.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| GD | Subgingival | 450 | 4 (0.9%) | 174 (38.7%) | 243 (54.0%) | 29 (6.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Others | 249 | 4 (1.6%) | 79 (31.7%) | 161 (64.7%) | 4 (1.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
| Prosth | 112 | 2 (1.8%) | 21 (18.8%) | 89 (79.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| n – total; ns – non significant; sig – significant; hs – highly significant; vhs – very highly significant; GD – general dentist; others – specialist other than prosthodontist; prosth – prosthodontist. | |||||||||