Online Townie Poll Results
Opinions about
Cement
How many
shades do
you feel are
necessary to
restore 95%
of cases?
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conducts an online survey at
www.dentaltown.com.
This survey was conducted from
Dec. 6 - Jan. 6, 2004
Which do you think lasts longer for
an MOD on tooth #19?
Composite
45%
40%
11%
2%
1%
1-3
4-6
7-10
11-14
15+
28%
Amalgam
72%
1,414 votes
What percent of your direct posterior
restorations are done with composite
rather than amalgam?
32%
75-99% Composite
24%
50-74% Composite
15%
25-49% Composite
12%
1-24% Composite
15%
100% Amalgam
2%
59%
1
30%
31%
915 votes
What type of composite do you use
most often for posterior/anterior
restorations?
12% 36%
7% 9%
How many shades do you use
when restoring a typical Class II
Posterior or Class IV restoration?
Number of Shades
100% Composite
34% 36%
899 votes
Number of Shades
2
40%
7%
3
21%
48% 18%
1%
4
5%
Class II
Posterior
Anterior
Microhybrid
Microfill
Nanofill
Hybrid
885 votes
5
or
more
1%
4%
Class IV
894 votes
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Online Townie Poll Results
Opinions about
Cement
13% 40% 32%
How many different composite systems do you
currently have in your
office?
8% 7%
Every month DentalTown Magazine
conducts an online survey at
www.dentaltown.com.
1
Number of Shades
This survey was conducted from
Dec. 6 - Jan. 6, 2004
1
53%
50%
36%
2
28%
22%
20%
3
11%
14%
15%
4
3%
5%
9%
5
or
more
4%
9%
20%
2
3
4
890 votes
5 or More
Do you use a layering technique with
your current composite system?
No
15%
Incisal
Dentin
Yes
Enamel
85%
How many of these
different types of
shades do you use?
886 votes
880 votes
Do you use any bleach shades in
your office?
No
35%
Yes
65%
878 votes
Do you use more than one brand of
composite?
No
19%
What percent of the
time do you use a
flowable composite
for your direct
posterior
12%
restorations?
891 votes
Price
Brand
81%
888 votes
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Never
9%
11%
40%
1-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
What feature influences your composite buying decision the most?
Handling
Yes
Percent of Time
27%
5%
46%
6%
Research
29%
Esthetics
15%
886 votes
February 2004