Research Article

Current Implementation of Digital Dentistry for Removable Prosthodontics in US Dental Schools

Table 3

Characteristics of the CAD-CAM RPD system used and frequency.

CAD-CAM RPD system used
Dental System® (3Shape)Exocad® (excad)DWOS CAD-CAM Software® (dental wings)Others

AGP66.7%28.6%19.0%28.6%
PP50.5%26.3%0%23.2%
The percentage of RPD cases fabricated using CAD-CAM technology

<10%11% ∼ 50%51% ∼ 75%>76%
AGP50.0%33.3%0.0%16.7%
PP37.5%37.5%0.0%25.0%

PP: predoctoral prosthodontics; AGP: advanced graduate prosthodontics.