Is it fair to question your dentist?

Compounding the problem and this is nothing new is the fact that dentists address patient expectations and must therefore work directly with patients. The flow of information about oral health and restorative/cosmetic options is freer and uncensored, thus this has become harder. As a result, by misinformation this challenge is exacerbated and also is readily available to patients.

It is not necessarily bad but patients tend to feel they have the right to challenge the recommendations of their dentists which, they didn’t have easy access to information, so they trusted the dentist but in the old days. 

Christensen cites continuing clinician confusion in terms of the materials that are used in clinical practice, about the several all-ceramic crown and fixed prosthesis restorations and the lack of long-term research about these materials as another challenge. The accompanying decrease in laboratory-made restorations is creating frustration among laboratory technicians, he says, and the increase in digital impressions.