By the Numbers: Restorative Materials for Crowns and Bridges

August 24, 2021
Restorative Materials Share, Glidewell (2009–2020) chart

3%

Percentage of restorations fabricated from BruxZir® Zirconia by Glidewell in 2009 (compared to 57.3% for PFM restorations and 7.4% for full-cast gold restorations).

77.9%

Percentage of restorations fabricated from BruxZir Zirconia by Glidewell in 2020 (compared to 7.4% for PFM restorations and 2% for full-cast gold restorations).

Crown Restoration Prices, Glidewell (2009–2020) chart
BruxZir Full-Strength per-unit price

$99

BruxZir Full-Strength per-unit price in 2009.

$99

BruxZir Full-Strength per-unit price in 2020.

Porcelain fused to white high noble restoration per-unit price

$143

Porcelain fused to white high noble restoration per-unit price in 2009.

$259

Porcelain fused to white high noble restoration per-unit price in 2020.

Average full-cast gold restoration per-unit price

$160

Average full-cast gold restoration per-unit price in 2009.

$206

Average full-cast gold restoration per-unit price in 2020.

Number of BruxZir Zirconia restorations produced since the material’s 2009 introduction

24 million

Number of BruxZir Zirconia restorations produced since the material’s 2009 introduction.