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 4 Comparison of preferred crown materials for tooth number 36 (supra- and subgingival) with dentists’ characteristics (lower arch).
| n | Metal | PFM | Ceramic | Resin CAD/CAM | Others | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Supragingival | 811 | 6 (0.7%) | 239 (29.5%) | 534 (65.8%) | 31 (3.8%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0.037sig | |
| Subgingival | 811 | 22 (2.7%) | 251 (30.9%) | 509 (62.8%) | 28 (3.5%) | 1 (0.1%) | |||
| Sex | M | Supragingival | 387 | 3 (0.8%) | 123 (31.8%) | 242 (62.5%) | 18 (4.6%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0.2857ns |
| F | 424 | 3 (0.7%) | 116 (27.4%) | 292 (68.8%) | 13 (3.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| M | Subgingival | 387 | 17 (4.4%) | 111 (28.7%) | 247 (63.8%) | 12 (3.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.047sig | |
| F | 424 | 6 (1.4%) | 140 (33%) | 262 (61.8%) | 16 (3.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Years of experience | <5 | Supragingival | 320 | 4 (1.3%) | 95 (29.7%) | 202 (63.1%) | 19 (5.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001vhs |
| 5–15 | 318 | 0 (0.0%) | 80 (25.2%) | 234 (73.5%) | 4 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| >15 | 173 | 2 (1.2%) | 64 (37.0%) | 98 (56.6%) | 8 (4.6%) | 1 (0.6%) | |||
| <5 | Subgingival | 320 | 4 (1.3%) | 131 (40.9%) | 173 (54.1%) | 12 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001vhs | |
| 5–15 | 318 | 12 (3.8%) | 60 (18.9%) | 234 (73.5%) | 12 (3.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| >15 | 173 | 6 (3.5%) | 60 (34.7%) | 102 (59.0%) | 4 (2.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | |||
| Area of expertise | GD | Supragingival | 450 | 4 (0.9%) | 151 (33.6%) | 268 (59.6%) | 27 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001vhs |
| Others | 249 | 0 (0.0%) | 67 (26.9%) | 177 (71.1%) | 4 (1.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
| Prosth | 112 | 2 (1.8%) | 21 (18.8%) | 89 (79.5) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| GD | Subgingival | 450 | 12 (2.7%) | 151 (33.6%) | 267 (59.3%) | 20 (4.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.4695sig | |
| Others | 249 | 8 (3.2%) | 75 (30.1%) | 157 (63.1%) | 8 (3.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
| Prosth | 112 | 2(1.8%) | 25 (22.3%) | 85 (75.9%) | 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. | |||||||||