Do you perform periodontal surgery in your practice? |
650 total votes |
|
39% |
a. Yes |
|
61% |
b. No |
|
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How many periodontists do you refer to? |
455 total votes |
|
9% |
a. None |
|
33% |
b. One |
|
45% |
c. Two |
|
12% |
d. Three or more |
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What percentage of your new patients are on periodontal recall (three or four months)? |
446 total votes |
|
26% |
a. One to five percent |
|
26% |
b. Six to 10 percent |
|
20% |
c. 11 to 15 percent |
|
14% |
d. 16 to 20 percent |
|
13% |
e. Over 21 percent |
|
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Do you place medicaments in the periodontal pockets of your patients? |
450 total votes |
|
50% |
a. Yes |
|
50% |
b. No |
|
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Would you consider using a laser to treat periodontal disease? |
448 total votes |
|
18% |
a. I already use a laser on my periodontal patients |
|
14% |
b. Yes, in the next three years |
|
43% |
c. Yes, in the future |
|
25% |
d. No |
|
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What is the ideal biologic width (measured from crown margin to crest of bone)? |
438 total votes |
|
4% |
a. 1mm |
|
32% |
b. 2mm |
|
57% |
c. 3mm |
|
7% |
d. 4mm |
|
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Which type of power scaler do your hygienists use? |
438 total votes |
|
20% |
a. Sonic scaler (e.g. Star Titan, KaVo SONICFlex) |
|
5% |
b. Autotune magnetostrictive ultrasonic (e.g. USI) |
|
47% |
c. Manual tune magnetostrictive (e.g. Cavitron, Parkell) |
|
27% |
d. Piezoelectric ultrasonic (e.g. Satalec, EMS, Vista, ProDentec Pro-Select) |
|
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Do you perform your own crown lengthening surgery? |
442 total votes |
|
42% |
a. Yes |
|
58% |
b. No |
|
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Are you selling products such as mouth rinses and fluoride in your office? |
444 total votes |
|
52% |
a. Yes |
|
48% |
b. No |
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