Table 3 Dental materials preferred by Russian dentists and dental students for restoring the proximal and occlusal carious lesions
Dental material | Proximal carious lesion, n (%) | Occlusal carious lesion, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dentists, n = 166 | Dental students, n = 76 | Dentists, n = 168 | Dental students, n = 76 | |
Resin-based composite | 126 (75.9) | 58 (76.3) | 133 (79.2) | 66 (86.8) |
GIC | 4 (2.4) | 3 (3.9) | 3 (1.8) | 2 (2.6) |
Resin-modified GIC | 6 (3.6) | 4 (5.3) | 6 (3.6) | 3 (3.9) |
Combination of GIC and composite | 24 (14.5) | 7 (9.2) | 14 (8.3) | 4 (5.3) |
Compomer | 4 (2.4) | 3 (3.9) | 8 (4.8) | – |
Gold inlay | 2 (1.2) | – | 1 (0.6) | – |
Ceramic inlay | – | 1 (1.3) | – | 1 (1.3) |
Dental amalgam | – | – | 3 (1.8) | – |