Do you do early treatment in the mixed dentition? |
67 total votes |
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| 91% |
| a. Yes |
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| 9% |
| b. No |
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At what age do you consider early (interceptive) treatment? |
55 total votes |
|
| 33% |
| a. Age eight |
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| 33% |
| b. Age eight to 10 |
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| 4% |
| c. Age 10 to12 |
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| 2% |
| d. Depends on if patient is female or male |
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| 29% |
| e. Depends on panoramic picture |
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For mixed dentition patients, what do you do most often? |
52 total votes |
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| 52% |
| a. Evaluate primary/permanent tooth size relationships |
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| 23% |
| b. Evaluate for over-retention of primary teeth |
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| 17% |
| c. Suggest serial rrimary tooth removal for crowding |
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| 8% |
| d. Consider primary and permanent tooth removal for crowding |
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What is your opinion of early treatment (Phase I)? |
54 total votes |
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| 67% |
| a. It prevents complex treatment problems later |
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| 28% |
| c. It creates more overall treatment for the patient |
|
| 6% |
| d. It increases cost to the patient |
|
| 0% |
| e. It decreases cost to the patient |
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What is the best advantage that early treatment offers your patients? |
54 total votes |
|
| 61% |
| a. Simplifies complex treatment problems |
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| 11% |
| b. Improves smile/self-esteem at early age |
|
| 2% |
| c. Prevents later treatment (Phase II) |
|
| 26% |
| d. Helps guide un-erupted permanent teeth into place |
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What is the biggest disadvantage of early treatment (Phase I)? |
54 total votes |
|
| 15% |
| a. Increases cost to patient |
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| 39% |
| b. Increases total treatment time |
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| 13% |
| c. Doesn't prevent future treatment (Phase II) |
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| 22% |
| d. Wears out the cooperation of the patient |
|
| 11% |
| e. There are no disadvantages when used selectively |
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In what special circumstances is early treatment most positively indicated? |
54 total votes |
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| 46% |
| a. Anterior cross-bites |
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| 37% |
| b. Posterior cross-bites |
|
| 0% |
| c. Anterior open-bites |
|
| 9% |
| d. Impacted anterior permanent teeth |
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| 7% |
| e. There are no special circumstances |
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What has been your experience with early treatment? |
55 total votes |
|
| 24% |
| a. Very positive |
|
| 38% |
| b. Good in most cases |
|
| 38% |
| c. Only positively indicated in very select cases |
|
| 0% |
| d. Has not been a positive experience for the patient |
|
| 0% |
| e. Has not been a positive experience for the office |
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