Demographics, Practising Arrangements, and Standards: Survey among New Zealand Dentists

Table 4

Recent innovations and techniques.

Innovation/technique	Frequency	Weighted percent (%)
Air abrasion tooth preparation	62	30.8
CAD-CAM restorations	60	32.3
Diagnostic software	38	20.3
Digital X-rays/digital imaging	152	82.2
Guided tissue regeneration	9	4.5
Nickel-titanium endo-files	158	83.9
Zirconium based all ceramic bridgework	89	49.1
Fibre reinforced resin composite bridgework	66	36.2
Cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging	44	23.4
Tricalcium silicate	46	24.0
Mineral trioxide aggregare (MTA)	64	33.2
Laser hard and soft tissue	8	3.7