Table 2. Distribution of answers from the questionnaire about the students’ attitudes about CAD/CAM (questions from 9 to 14).
| Preclinical dental students | Clinical dental students | ALL | p value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is digital intraoral impression obligatory in CAD/CAM fabrication of dental restoration? | |||||||||||
| YES | NO | l | YES | NO | l | ||||||
|
34 15.7% |
15 6.9% |
28 13% |
88 40.7% |
42 19.4% |
9 4.3% |
216 100% |
0.000 | ||||
| Which materials are used in milling machines? | |||||||||||
| m | n | o | p | q | m | n | o | p | q | ||
|
0 0% |
1 0.5% |
23 10.6% |
29 13.4% |
24 11.1% |
1 0.5% |
2 0.9% |
81 37.5% |
45 20.9% |
10 4.6% |
216 100% |
0.000 |
| The time needed for milling a single crown? | |||||||||||
| ≤1hour | >1hour | r | ≤1hour | >1hour | r |
216 100% |
0.137 | ||||
|
34 15.7% |
12 5.6% |
31 14.4% |
87 40.3% |
14 6.4% |
38 17.6% |
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| Could zirconium oxide blocks have a shrinkage factor? | |||||||||||
| YES | NO | s | YES | NO | s |
216 100% |
0.000 | ||||
|
10 4.6% |
14 6.5% |
53 24.5% |
34 15.7% |
31 14.4% |
74 34.3% |
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| What type of CAD/CAM technology would I use? | |||||||||||
| t | u | v | t | u | v |
216 100% |
0.000 | ||||
|
24 11% |
20 9.3% |
33 15.3% |
44 20.4% |
65 30.1% |
30 13.9% |
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| I would use CAD/CAM technology for? | |||||||||||
| w | x | y | z | aa | w | x | y | z | aa |
216 100% |
0.007 |
|
10 4.6% |
6 2.8% |
36 16.7% |
0 0% |
25 11.6% |
8 3.7% |
4 1.9% |
85 39.4% |
2 0.9% |
40 18.4% |
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l-I don’t know; m-wax; n-alloy; o-zirconium oxide; p-all listed materials; q-I don’t know; r- I don’t know; s- I don’t know; t-InLab system; u-InOffice system; v-I don’t plan to use CAD/CAM technology; w- I don’t plan to use CAD/CAM technology; x-provisional restorations; y-inlay, onlay, veneers, crowns and bridges; z-telescopic crowns and abutments; aa-combination of all prosthetic modalities.