How often do you use fixed retainers on a case? |
200 total votes |
|
| 33% |
| a. Always |
|
| 38% |
| b. Sometimes |
|
| 25% |
| c. Seldom |
|
| 5% |
| d. Never |
|
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What kind of retainer do you find most successful for upper retention? |
182 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. Bonded |
|
| 53% |
| b. Essix |
|
| 37% |
| c. Hawley |
|
| 1% |
| d. Invisalign Vivera |
|
| 4% |
| e. Other |
|
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What kind of retainer do you find most successful for lower retention? |
184 total votes |
|
| 54% |
| a. Bonded |
|
| 21% |
| b. Essix |
|
| 20% |
| c. Hawley |
|
| 1% |
| d. Invisalign Vivera |
|
| 4% |
| e. Other |
|
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How long do you prescribe full-time retainer wear? |
181 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| a. Three months |
|
| 27% |
| b. Six months |
|
| 4% |
| c. Nine months |
|
| 38% |
| d. Less than three months |
|
| 12% |
| e. More than nine months |
|
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How long do you prescribe part-time retainer wear? |
183 total votes |
|
| 2% |
| a. Three months |
|
| 6% |
| b. Six months |
|
| 4% |
| c. Nine months |
|
| 1% |
| d. Less than three months |
|
| 87% |
| e. More than nine months |
|
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What do you charge for a single replacement retainer? |
180 total votes |
|
| 37% |
| a. 100 to150 dollars |
|
| 37% |
| b. 150 to 200 dollars |
|
| 19% |
| 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? |
181 total votes |
|
| 0% |
| a. After six months |
|
| 2% |
| b. After 12 months |
|
| 0% |
| c. After 18 months |
|
| 1% |
| d. After 24 months |
|
| 3% |
| e. Longer than 24 months |
|
| 94% |
| f. I tell my patients to wear their retainers indefinitely |
|
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When do you charge for retention visits? |
180 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| a. After three months |
|
| 3% |
| b. After six months |
|
| 21% |
| c. After 12 months |
|
| 8% |
| d. After 18 months |
|
| 18% |
| e. After 24 months |
|
| 47% |
| f. I don't charge for retention visits |
|
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