Have you taken any endo-related CE this year? |
171 total votes |
|
18% |
Yes |
|
54% |
No |
|
28% |
Not yet, but I will |
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How do you fill an endo access opening through a crown? |
108 total votes |
|
73% |
Composite |
|
5% |
Amalgam |
|
18% |
Build-up material |
|
5% |
Just replace the crown |
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What percentages of teeth that require RCT have a diagnosis of cracked tooth syndrome? |
106 total votes |
|
73% |
Less than 25 percent |
|
24% |
25-50 percent |
|
4% |
More than half |
|
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Does your local endodontist place implants? |
107 total votes |
|
10% |
Yes |
|
90% |
No |
|
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Do you use an electronic pulp tester during endodontic diagnosis? |
107 total votes |
|
21% |
Yes |
|
79% |
No |
|
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Do you believe bioactive materials will play a larger role in endodontics as time goes on? |
109 total votes |
|
67% |
Yes. Some bioactive materials show clinical promise. |
|
13% |
No. I need to see more evidence. |
|
20% |
I am unsure or unfamiliar with these materials. |
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How often do you refer out endo-related procedures? |
109 total votes |
|
7% |
Never |
|
24% |
Less than 25 percent of the time |
|
23% |
25-50 percent of the time |
|
24% |
More than half the time |
|
22% |
Always |
|
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Do you do more or less endo procedures since you started practicing? |
109 total votes |
|
35% |
More |
|
42% |
Less |
|
14% |
I don't do them |
|
9% |
About the same amount |
|
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When I identify a tooth with internal resorption… |
108 total votes |
|
6% |
It is often too late and requires extraction |
|
63% |
I refer out to an endodontist for RCT |
|
9% |
The tooth ends up extracted within a few years of RCT |
|
21% |
The endodontist usually advises observation and checks again with X-ray a year later |
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What is your preferred method of isolation? |
109 total votes |
|
4% |
Cotton rolls |
|
61% |
Rubber dam |
|
1% |
High-volume suction |
|
14% |
Mouthguard isolation system |
|
20% |
Cotton rolls + suction |
|
1% |
None |
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