title: Dental technicians' experiences with all-ceramic extra-coronal restorations.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the dental technicians' experiences with extra-coronal all-ceramic restorations. A questionnaire was mailed to all laboratories registered in The Norwegian Association of Dental Laboratory Owners (n=186). The response was 149 (80%). All-ceramic restorations were produced by 93 (62%) of the responding laboratories. A few of these (1 7%) produced the majority (67%) of the restorations. The dental technicians reported low rates of remakes (median 2%) for all-ceramic restorations. The low production and the limited number of laboratories that perform this work show that there is room for extended training and more expertise in this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Sciences, Prosthodontics, Bergen, Norway. marit.oilo@odont.uib.no
authors.forename: Marit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: øilo
authors.forename: Gunhild V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: Helene M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tvinnereim
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003800:Dental Technicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003801:Dental Veneers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain