ABSTRACT
The objective of the present study was to determine the choice of direct restorative material for restorations of teeth among dentists in the city of Lahore. It was a descriptive case series study. It was non-probability convenience sampling. Thirty registered dental surgeons with more than three years of clinical experience were selected randomly. The selection was carried out from a list of dentists in Lahore who were interested to participate in the survey. They were asked to take the informed consent from the patients to register 100 consecutive direct restorations on a Pro forma. The results of the present study revealed that the sample group comprised of 1313 males and 1687 females, and male to female ratio was 0.8:1. Percentage of new restorations was 90.1% while replacement restorations were 9.9%. It was concluded that the Amalgam [58.9%] was the most frequently used restorative material. This was followed by resin composite [25.6%], Glassionomers I cermet [13.4%] andcompomer[2.1%]in the city of Lahore. Therefore it is recommended to develop rules to prevent mercury contamination in environment by good waste management practices