Are you using self-ligating brackets routinely? |
99 total votes |
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| 48% |
| Yes |
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| 52% |
| No |
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How long have you been using self-ligating brackets? |
62 total votes |
|
| 13% |
| One year |
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| 16% |
| Two to three years |
|
| 19% |
| Four to five years |
|
| 52% |
| More than five years |
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Do you consider self-ligation a bracket system? |
73 total votes |
|
| 33% |
| Yes. I consider using self-ligation to be a bracket system |
|
| 37% |
| I consider self-ligation as just a bracket design |
|
| 11% |
| I consider only certain self-ligating brackets to be associated with a wire system |
|
| 19% |
| No. I think self-ligating bracket systems are just a marketing hype |
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What do you think is the one major benefit of using self-ligating brackets? |
69 total votes |
|
| 17% |
| Shorter treatment time |
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| 28% |
| Shorter archwire changes |
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| 22% |
| Longer appointment intervals |
|
| 33% |
| Practice marketing |
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Have you tried more than one self-ligating system? |
70 total votes |
|
| 17% |
| I still use the original one we started with |
|
| 60% |
| I have tried two or three |
|
| 17% |
| I have tried four or five |
|
| 6% |
| I have tried more than five |
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Are you satisfied with the self-ligating approach to treatment? |
72 total votes |
|
| 40% |
| Yes. I would not consider conventional brackets again |
|
| 17% |
| Not sure. I am still evaluating benefits of using self-ligation |
|
| 18% |
| Not really. I am not happy but feel committed to continue evaluating |
|
| 1% |
| No. I am considering returning to conventional brackets |
|
| 24% |
| No. I have already returned to conventional brackets |
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If you have returned to conventional brackets, when did you decide? |
25 total votes |
|
| 64% |
| After one to two years of trying self-ligation |
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| 20% |
| After three to four years of trying self-ligation |
|
| 16% |
| After more than four years of trying self-ligation |
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Which self-ligating brackets do you perceive to be the most popular? |
69 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| American Empower |
|
| 0% |
| Carriere self-ligating |
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| 64% |
| Damon |
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| 32% |
| In-Ovation |
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| 0% |
| Ortho technology Lotus Plus |
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| 0% |
| Smart Clip |
|
| 1% |
| Speed |
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| 0% |
| TenBrook Axis self-ligating system |
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I think self-ligating brackets are mostly: |
75 total votes |
|
| 11% |
| A great improvement in orthodontic treatment |
|
| 0% |
| A great time saver for the patients |
|
| 7% |
| A great time saver for the practice |
|
| 31% |
| All of the above |
|
| 8% |
| A great marketing tool |
|
| 29% |
| Over-rated |
|
| 15% |
| Of no real advantage to conventional brackets |
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