Do you perform periodontal surgery in your practice? |
650 total votes |
|
| 39% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 61% |
| b. No |
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How many periodontists do you refer to? |
455 total votes |
|
| 9% |
| a. None |
|
| 33% |
| b. One |
|
| 45% |
| c. Two |
|
| 12% |
| d. Three or more |
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What percentage of your new patients are on periodontal recall (three or four months)? |
446 total votes |
|
| 26% |
| a. One to five percent |
|
| 26% |
| b. Six to 10 percent |
|
| 20% |
| c. 11 to 15 percent |
|
| 14% |
| d. 16 to 20 percent |
|
| 13% |
| e. Over 21 percent |
|
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Do you place medicaments in the periodontal pockets of your patients? |
450 total votes |
|
| 50% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 50% |
| b. No |
|
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Would you consider using a laser to treat periodontal disease? |
448 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| a. I already use a laser on my periodontal patients |
|
| 14% |
| b. Yes, in the next three years |
|
| 43% |
| c. Yes, in the future |
|
| 25% |
| d. No |
|
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What is the ideal biologic width (measured from crown margin to crest of bone)? |
438 total votes |
|
| 4% |
| a. 1mm |
|
| 32% |
| b. 2mm |
|
| 57% |
| c. 3mm |
|
| 7% |
| d. 4mm |
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Which type of power scaler do your hygienists use? |
438 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| a. Sonic scaler (e.g. Star Titan, KaVo SONICFlex) |
|
| 5% |
| b. Autotune magnetostrictive ultrasonic (e.g. USI) |
|
| 47% |
| c. Manual tune magnetostrictive (e.g. Cavitron, Parkell) |
|
| 27% |
| d. Piezoelectric ultrasonic (e.g. Satalec, EMS, Vista, ProDentec Pro-Select) |
|
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Do you perform your own crown lengthening surgery? |
442 total votes |
|
| 42% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 58% |
| b. No |
|
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Are you selling products such as mouth rinses and fluoride in your office? |
444 total votes |
|
| 52% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 48% |
| b. No |
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