Have you ever placed brackets on a patient even though primary teeth were still present? |
139 total votes |
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| 96% |
| a. Yes |
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| 4% |
| b. No |
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Which best describes the frequency of early orthodontic treatment in your practice? |
131 total votes |
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| 15% |
| a. The majority of patients benefit from two phases in my office. |
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| 12% |
| b. Nearly half of the patients treated in my office undergo multiphase treatment. |
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| 69% |
| c. Less frequent. It is usually limited to issues like crossbites, severe protrusion, or crowding. |
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| 5% |
| d. Less than five percent of my practice is early orthodontic treatment. |
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| 0% |
| e. I do not recommend any early orthodontic treatment. |
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How do you address posterior crossbites due to a narrow maxilla in the mixed dentition? |
131 total votes |
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| 88% |
| a. Rapid palatal expansion. |
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| 2% |
| b. Removable expansion appliances. |
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| 8% |
| c. Fixed palatal wires such as quad helix, W-arch, TPA. |
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| 2% |
| d. Expansion, however only in the permanent dentition. |
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| 0% |
| e. Surgical or surgically-assisted correction is the only predictable procedure in my experience. |
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How would you describe your overall experience with two-phase treatment? |
131 total votes |
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| 15% |
| a. An indispensible tool for the majority of patients. Treatment outcomes are enhanced along with decreasing the complexity of cases and amount of time in appliances. |
|
| 10% |
| b. Beneficial to many of my patients. I prefer to perform multiphase treatment if possible. |
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| 60% |
| c. Beneficial only when limited to specific objectives. |
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| 14% |
| d. Beneficial on a limited scale. The majority of patients could be treated to the same result in a single phase. |
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| 1% |
| e. Not beneficial. Early treatment has more detrimental effects than single phase treatment and can greatly increase total treatment times. |
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In early treatment, with what are you most likely to address Class II malocclusions? |
131 total votes |
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| 28% |
| a. Headgear |
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| 5% |
| b. Molar distalization |
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| 0% |
| c. Serial extraction |
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| 24% |
| d. Functional appliances |
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| 43% |
| e. I do not typically address Class II with early treatment. |
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In the mixed dentition, with what are you most likely to address arch length discrepancies? |
130 total votes |
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| 48% |
| a. Maxillary and/or mandibular expansion appliances for arch development (even in the absence of crossbite). |
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| 1% |
| b. Headgear |
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| 2% |
| c. Extraction of primary teeth |
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| 31% |
| d. Extraction of primary teeth and space maintenance |
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| 6% |
| e. Serial extraction |
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| 13% |
| f. I do not routinely address arch length with early treatment. |
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Which best describes your philosophy relating to Class II correction during early treatment? |
131 total votes |
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| 15% |
| a. Facial growth can be altered through skeletal changes with predictable stability. |
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| 42% |
| b. Facial growth can be altered through both dental and skeletal changes with predictable stability. |
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| 20% |
| c. Attempts at alterations of facial growth in early treatment are purely dental and stability is unpredictable at best. |
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| 23% |
| d. I do not feel Class II correction should be addressed prior to comprehensive orthodontic treatment. |
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