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. 2023 Jun;73(3):430-434.
doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.09.004. Epub 2022 Oct 21.

The Utilisation of CAD/CAM Technology Amongst Austrian Dentists: A Pilot Study

Tihomir Krastev  1 , Michael Payer  2 , Zhivko Krastev  3 , Juan Francisco Pena Cardelles  4 , Adam Vegh  5 , Dorottya Banyai  6 , Zoltan Geczi  7 , Daniel Vegh  8
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The Utilisation of CAD/CAM Technology Amongst Austrian Dentists: A Pilot Study

Tihomir Krastev et al. Int Dent J. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technology in dentistry has become noticeably more significant in recent years. The further development of CAD/CAM systems has led to a broader range of applications, more user-friendly operation, and improved accessibility. The present online survey aimed to investigate CAD/CAM technology utilisation amongst Austrian dentists as the first social media pilot study from Europe on this specific topic.

Materials and methods: For this purpose, an online survey consisting of 27 questions was created using Google Forms. The questions were divided into 3 sections: general inquiries, questions for CAD/CAM users, and questions for nonusers. The questionnaire was randomly distributed to Austrian dentists via email and social media. A total of 115 responses were submitted.

Results: The vast majority of respondents, 52.6% (n = 60), practised as general dentists. Furthermore, a significant proportion of participants specialised in oral surgery, 17.5% (n = 20), and orthodontics, 12.3% (n = 14). Approximately half of the respondents, 51.8% (n = 59), reported having a CAD/CAM device at their current workplace. Amongst the CAD/CAM users, 70.7% (n = 58) believed that CAD/CAM is important in increasing the number of patients visiting the dental practice. In total, 54.2% (n = 26) of nonusers indicated the high initial cost of purchasing a CAD/CAM device as the main reason for not utilising this technology.

Conclusions: CAD/CAM technology appears to have infiltrated the workflow of Austrian dentists with predictions of growing implementation amongst dental practices in the future.

Keywords: CAD-CAM; Digital dentistry; Intraoral scanner; Social media; Survey.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None disclosed.

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Specialty of participating dentists.
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Distribution of the computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) aspects.
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Overall satisfaction with computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).
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