Indirect Restorations and Fixed Prosthodontics: Materials and Techniques Used by General Dentists of New Zealand

Table 1

Materials used for core buildup of vital teeth among New Zealand dentists surveyed.

Material	Frequency (n)	Weighted percent (%)
Resin composite light-cured	129	68.8
Amalgam	77	40.6
Resin composite dual-cured	68	36.5
Resin-modified glass-ionomer cement	22	11.6
Resin-modified glass ionomer	31	17.3
Reinforced glass-ionomer cement	17	9.1
Traditional glass-ionomer cement	14	7.1
Compomer	7	3.6
Do not place crown buildups	4	2.1
Other (bonded EMAX, Fuji IX)	7	3.9