Do you use retainers on every case? |
97 total votes |
|
| 97% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 3% |
| b. No |
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What kind of retainer do you find most successful for upper retention? |
86 total votes |
|
| 62% |
| a. Hawley |
|
| 6% |
| b. Bonded |
|
| 31% |
| c. Essix |
|
| 0% |
| d. Spring |
|
| 1% |
| e. Tooth Positioner |
|
| 0% |
| f. Other |
|
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What kind of retainer do you find most successful for lower retention? |
86 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| a. Hawley |
|
| 59% |
| b. Bonded |
|
| 14% |
| c. Essix |
|
| 5% |
| d. Spring |
|
| 1% |
| e. Tooth Positioner |
|
| 0% |
| f. Other |
|
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How long do you prescribe full-time retainer wear? |
86 total votes |
|
| 15% |
| a. Three months |
|
| 24% |
| b. Six months |
|
| 12% |
| c. Nine months |
|
| 34% |
| d. Less than three months |
|
| 15% |
| e. More than nine months |
|
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How long do you prescribe part-time retainer wear? |
86 total votes |
|
| 1% |
| a. Three months |
|
| 3% |
| b. Six months |
|
| 1% |
| c. Nine months |
|
| 1% |
| d. Less than three months |
|
| 93% |
| e. More than nine months |
|
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What do you charge for a single replacement retainer? |
82 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. 100 to150 dollars |
|
| 37% |
| b. 150 to 200 dollars |
|
| 18% |
| c. 200 to 250 dollars |
|
| 7% |
| d. More than 250 dollars |
|
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When do you tell patients to stop wearing their retainers? |
86 total votes |
|
| 2% |
| a. After six months |
|
| 0% |
| b. After 12 months |
|
| 2% |
| c. After 18 months |
|
| 6% |
| d. After 24 months |
|
| 7% |
| e. Longer than 24 months |
|
| 83% |
| f. I tell my patients to wear their retainers indefinitely |
|
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When do you recommend removal of third molars? |
86 total votes |
|
| 0% |
| a. Never |
|
| 35% |
| b. Before high school graduation |
|
| 38% |
| c. When oral surgeon recommends |
|
| 7% |
| d. I do not make this recommendation |
|
| 20% |
| e. I do not feel that third molars are important for post treatment management |
|
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When do you charge for retention visits? |
86 total votes |
|
| 2% |
| a. After three months |
|
| 2% |
| b. After six months |
|
| 19% |
| c. After 12 months |
|
| 6% |
| d. After 18 months |
|
| 19% |
| e. After 24 months |
|
| 52% |
| f. I don't charge for retention visits |
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What final records do you take? |
86 total votes |
|
| 49% |
| a. Photos, X-rays and study models |
|
| 36% |
| b. Photos and X-rays |
|
| 6% |
| c. Photos only |
|
| 1% |
| d. X-rays only (Pano, Ceph) |
|
| 3% |
| e. Pano only |
|
| 1% |
| f. Study models only |
|
| 3% |
| g. I don't take final records |
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