Townie^® Poll

Bonding

Poll conducted from 7/25/2016 To 8/19/2016

In an ideal situation (no crowns, etc.) do you bond all of your brackets or do you use some bands?	43 total votes

67%
Bond all

33%
Some bands


If not which teeth do you not bond?	23 total votes

22%
Upper 6s

9%
Upper 7s

48%
Lower 6s

9%
Lower 7s

13%
Other


Do you do indirect bonding?	37 total votes

19%
Yes

81%
No


If you do not do indirect bonding, why not?	29 total votes

48%
Too much time/lab work

14%
Too much cost

38%
Doesn't make anything better


If so, do you digitally scan or make impressions?	23 total votes

26%
Digital

74%
Impression


Do you use a third party system or set brackets in house.	15 total votes

20%
Third party

80%
In house


Do you use light cure or paste/paste systems?	29 total votes

90%
Light cure

10%
Paste/paste


What percentage of your bonding fails?	33 total votes

55%
1 to 3 percent

39%
4 to 5 percent

6%
5 to 10 percent

0%
More than 10 percent


Failure is mainly a/an	32 total votes

88%
Operator error

13%
Material error


Who usually applies the bracket to the tooth in your practice?	36 total votes

86%
Doctor

14%
Assistant

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Bonding

In an ideal situation (no crowns, etc.) do you bond all of your brackets or do you use some bands?

If not which teeth do you not bond?

Do you do indirect bonding?

If you do not do indirect bonding, why not?

If so, do you digitally scan or make impressions?

Do you use a third party system or set brackets in house.

Do you use light cure or paste/paste systems?

What percentage of your bonding fails?

Failure is mainly a/an

Who usually applies the bracket to the tooth in your practice?

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