In this issue:
By the Numbers: Trends in Implant Dentistry
In the past ten years, doctor preferences have changed in relation to surgical procedures, restorative design and materials. Let’s take a look.
Surgical Guides and Digital Treatment Planning
Many doctors assume that guided surgery is used only in large, complex cases. However, data demonstrates that most surgical guides are used in cases with just one implant being placed.
98%
of guided implant surgery cases specify a tooth-supported surgical guide.
Glidewell’s Digital Treatment Planning (DTP) team offers four different types of surgical guides in order to maximize accuracy and ensure an optimal prosthetic outcome:
- Tooth-supported
- Tissue-supported
- Bone-supported
- Multi-level stackable
846%
increase in number of screw-retained crowns fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014.
6%
decrease in number of custom abutments fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014.
July 2017
month that the number of screw-retained crowns fabricated first exceeded the number of custom abutments.
223%
increase in number of full-arch fixed prostheses fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014. This includes both BruxZir® zirconia and acrylic hybrid prostheses.
113%
increase in the number of implant overdentures fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014.
421%
increase in number of fixed BruxZir Implant Prostheses fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014.
6%
decrease in number of fixed acrylic hybrid dentures fabricated in 2023 vs. 2014.
Glidewell internal data.
