By the Numbers

November 27, 2012
A collection of Townie Choice Awards from 2003 to 2011

9

Number of consecutive years Glidewell Laboratories has won the Dentaltown Townie Choice Award in the “Veneer & High Esthetic” laboratory category

A precious metal-based restoration

70%

Percentage drop in precious metal-based restorations prescribed by dentists from Glidewell Laboratories in 2012 vs. 2007

Teeth with periodontal disease

47.2%

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who have periodontal disease

Source: The America Academy of Periodontology, perio.org

The molar of Beatles icon John Lennon

$31,000

Price paid by the highest bidder, a Canadian dentist, for the molar of Beatles icon John Lennon at a 2011 auction

A collection of implant restorations

201,523

Total number of implant restorations fabricated by Glidewell Laboratories through August 2012

A temporary restoration

1,612

Number of dental labs in the U.S. that use Glidewell Laboratories to fabricate their temporaries