By The Numbers: Chairside Milling Trends

October 1, 2024
Two doctors with digital dentistry equipment

The number of same-day restorations produced chairside has increased dramatically in recent years, thanks to an efficient combination of intraoral scanning, simplified design software and a growing selection of restorative materials. Let’s look at these trends using industry reports and data from glidewell.io™ In-Office Solution analytics.

85%

Of patients prefer same-day dentistry.1

50%

Of patients are willing to pay more for same-day dentistry.1

2 out of 3

patients would change dentists and travel farther for same-day dentistry.1

Units Milled by Month bar graph

*Advanced training at the Glidewell Clinical Education Center is included with each glidewell.io mill purchase for 2 people, including airfare and hotel.

13.3

Average number of units milled in first month after in-office training by Glidewell.

27.5

Average number of units milled in fourth month after advanced training at Glidewell.*

Table comparing milling materials

145%

Increase in units milled when a second fastmill.io™ mill is added to the practice.

Most important reasons dentists acquire a second mill:

  • Able to mill crowns for 2 patients at the same time
  • Multiple units needed for same patient

Why Offering Same-Day Dentistry Matters2

  1. Receive Payment Faster
  2. Fewer Appointments
  3. Less Time Making Temporaries
  4. Higher Case Acceptance
fastscan.io featuring Medit i900

1 out of 5

glidewell.io™ In-Office Solution systems in dental practices are the result of trade-ins from other milling systems.

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