In an ideal situation (no crowns, etc.) do you bond all of your brackets or do you use some bands? |
43 total votes |
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67% |
Bond all |
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33% |
Some bands |
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If not which teeth do you not bond? |
23 total votes |
|
22% |
Upper 6s |
|
9% |
Upper 7s |
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48% |
Lower 6s |
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9% |
Lower 7s |
|
13% |
Other |
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Do you do indirect bonding? |
37 total votes |
|
19% |
Yes |
|
81% |
No |
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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 |
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If so, do you digitally scan or make impressions? |
23 total votes |
|
26% |
Digital |
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74% |
Impression |
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Do you use a third party system or set brackets in house. |
15 total votes |
|
20% |
Third party |
|
80% |
In house |
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Do you use light cure or paste/paste systems? |
29 total votes |
|
90% |
Light cure |
|
10% |
Paste/paste |
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What percentage of your bonding fails? |
33 total votes |
|
55% |
1 to 3 percent |
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39% |
4 to 5 percent |
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6% |
5 to 10 percent |
|
0% |
More than 10 percent |
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Failure is mainly a/an |
32 total votes |
|
88% |
Operator error |
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13% |
Material error |
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Who usually applies the bracket to the tooth in your practice? |
36 total votes |
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86% |
Doctor |
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14% |
Assistant |
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