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 |
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| 22% |
| Upper 6s |
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| 9% |
| Upper 7s |
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| 48% |
| Lower 6s |
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| 9% |
| Lower 7s |
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| 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 |
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| 48% |
| Too much time/lab work |
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| 14% |
| Too much cost |
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| 38% |
| Doesn't make anything better |
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If so, do you digitally scan or make impressions? |
23 total votes |
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| 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 |
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| 90% |
| Light cure |
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| 10% |
| Paste/paste |
|
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What percentage of your bonding fails? |
33 total votes |
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| 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 |
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| 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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