How many full mouth scaling and root planing procedures do you perform each month? |
368 total votes |
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| 47% |
| a. One to five |
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| 25% |
| b. Six to 10 |
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| 28% |
| c. More than 10 |
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How many times each month do you employ a laser as part of periodontal therapy? |
269 total votes |
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| 81% |
| a. Zero |
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| 11% |
| b. One to five |
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| 8% |
| c. More than six |
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An established patient of eight years presents on recall exam with probing depths of 4-5mm in all four posterior quadrants and Class I and II furactions on four molars. How would you proceed? |
265 total votes |
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| 19% |
| a. Monitor on a three or six month hygiene recall system. |
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| 11% |
| b. Use adjunctive therapies such as Arestin and Periostat. |
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| 52% |
| c. Re-initiate four quads of scaling and root planing in my office, then monitor on a hygiene recall. |
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| 18% |
| d. Refer to a periodontist. |
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What do you do with anterior aesthetic implants? |
264 total votes |
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| 14% |
| a. Place them myself. |
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| 50% |
| b. Refer to a periodontist. |
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| 36% |
| c. Refer to an oral surgeon. |
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What is your implant system of choice for anterior aesthetic implants? |
0 total votes |
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How often does a patient in your practice receive a full mouth periodontal probing? |
263 total votes |
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| 10% |
| a. At the initial exam. |
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| 30% |
| b. At the initial exam and then at each recall visit. |
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| 45% |
| c. At the initial exam and yearly after that. |
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| 15% |
| d. Occasionally/infrequently. |
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How often does the dentist (as opposed to the hygienist or another designated staff member) in your practice perform the periodontal probing? |
261 total votes |
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| 25% |
| a. Always |
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| 13% |
| b. Most of the time |
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| 41% |
| c. Some of the time |
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| 21% |
| d. Never |
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Do you utilize any periodontal screening protocols (e.g. Previsor) in your practice to estimate a patient's risk for progressive periodontal disease? |
260 total votes |
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| 15% |
| a. Yes |
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| 85% |
| b. No |
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What (other than a periodontal probe and radiographs) do you use to assess a patient’s periodontal condition and prognosis? |
0 total votes |
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