In this issue:
By the Numbers
9
Number of consecutive years Glidewell Laboratories has won the Dentaltown Townie Choice Award in the “Veneer & High Esthetic” laboratory category
70%
Percentage drop in precious metal-based restorations prescribed by dentists from Glidewell Laboratories in 2012 vs. 2007
47.2%
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who have periodontal disease
Source: The America Academy of Periodontology, perio.org
$31,000
Price paid by the highest bidder, a Canadian dentist, for the molar of Beatles icon John Lennon at a 2011 auction
201,523
Total number of implant restorations fabricated by Glidewell Laboratories through August 2012
1,612
Number of dental labs in the U.S. that use Glidewell Laboratories to fabricate their temporaries
