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The Utilisation of CAD/CAM Technology Amongst Austrian Dentists: A Pilot Study

Publicated to: INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL. 73 (3): 430-434 - 2023-06-01 73(3), DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.09.004

Authors:

Krastev, T; Payer, M; Krastev, Z; Cardelles, JFP; Vegh, A; Banyai, D; Geczi, Z; Vegh, D
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Affiliations

Graz Univ Technol, Fac Comp Sci & Biomed Engn, Graz, Austria - Author
Med Univ Graz, Univ Clin Dent Med & Oral Hlth, Dept Oral Surg & Orthodont, Graz, Austria - Author
Rey Juan Carlos Univ, Dept Hlth Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Semmelwe Univ, Dept Oromaxillofacial Surg & Stomatol, Budapest, Hungary - Author
Semmelwe Univ, Dept Pedodont & Orthodont, Budapest, Hungary - Author
Semmelwe Univ, Dept Prosthodont, Budapest, Hungary - Author
Semmelwe Univ, Dept Prosthodont, Szentkiraly utca 47, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary - Author
Univ Connecticut Hlth, Sch Dent Med, Dept Prosthodont, Farmington, CT USA - Author
Univ Connecticut Hlth, Sch Dent Med, Oral & Maxillofacial Surg Dept, Farmington, CT USA - Author
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Abstract

Objective: Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technology in dentistry has become noticeably more significant in recent years. The further development of CAD/ CAM systems has led to a broader range of applications, more user-friendly operation, and improved accessibility. The present online survey aimed to investigate CAD/CAM technology utilisation amongst Austrian dentists as the first social media pilot study from Europe on this specific topic. Materials and methods: For this purpose, an online survey consisting of 27 questions was created using Google Forms. The questions were divided into 3 sections: general inquiries, questions for CAD/CAM users, and questions for nonusers. The questionnaire was randomly distributed to Austrian dentists via email and social media. A total of 115 responses were submitted. Results: The vast majority of respondents, 52.6% (n = 60), practised as general dentists. Further-more, a significant proportion of participants specialised in oral surgery, 17.5% (n = 20), and orthodontics, 12.3% (n = 14). Approximately half of the respondents, 51.8% (n = 59), reported having a CAD/CAM device at their current workplace. Amongst the CAD/CAM users, 70.7% (n = 58) believed that CAD/CAM is important in increasing the number of patients visiting the dental practice. In total, 54.2% (n = 26) of nonusers indicated the high initial cost of purchasing a CAD/CAM device as the main reason for not utilising this technology. Conclusions: CAD/CAM technology appears to have infiltrated the workflow of Austrian den-tists with predictions of growing implementation amongst dental practices in the future. (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of FDI World Dental Federation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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Keywords

AustriaCad-camComputer aided designComputer-aided designDental prosthesis designDentistDentistsDigital dentistryHumanHumansIntraoral scannerPilot projectsPilot studyProsthesis designSocial mediaSurveyTechnology

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal INTERNATIONAL DENTAL JOURNAL due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 20/158, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 3.75. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 5.24 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-03, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 11
  • Scopus: 11
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 40.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 40 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Austria; Hungary; United States of America.

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