Do you desensitize crown preps prior to provisionalization? |
888 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| Yes |
|
| 66% |
| No |
|
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How do you treat cervical sensitivity? |
595 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| Fluoride |
|
| 34% |
| Desensitizing agent such as Gluma |
|
| 4% |
| Conventional Total-Etch Bonding Agent |
|
| 27% |
| Self-Etch Bonding Agent |
|
| 11% |
| Class V composite restoration |
|
| 3% |
| Laser |
|
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Do you test for cervical sensitivity or respond to patient complaints? |
595 total votes |
|
| 16% |
| I test for cervical sensitivity |
|
| 84% |
| I respond to patient complaints |
|
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In your experience, approximately what percentage of post-operatively sensitive teeth end up with RCT? |
593 total votes |
|
| 15% |
| <1% |
|
| 40% |
| 1% - 5% |
|
| 29% |
| 6% - 10% |
|
| 9% |
| 11% - 20% |
|
| 6% |
| Greater than 20% |
|
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What percentage of your posterior composites exhibits post-op sensitivity? |
596 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| <1% |
|
| 46% |
| 1% - 5% |
|
| 15% |
| 6% - 10% |
|
| 5% |
| 11% - 20% |
|
| 2% |
| Greater than 20% |
|
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What percentage of your amalgam restorations exhibit post-op sensitivity? |
455 total votes |
|
| 35% |
| <1% |
|
| 34% |
| 1% - 5% |
|
| 16% |
| 6% - 10% |
|
| 11% |
| 11% - 20% |
|
| 4% |
| Greater than 20% |
|
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What percent of your amalgam restorations do you use bonding agents? |
457 total votes |
|
| 50% |
| Never |
|
| 21% |
| 1% - 25% |
|
| 4% |
| 26% - 50% |
|
| 4% |
| 51% - 75% |
|
| 21% |
| Always |
|
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How do you treat post-op sensitivity resulting from bleaching procedures? |
582 total votes |
|
| 31% |
| Discontinue bleaching |
|
| 61% |
| Discontinue bleaching plus topical fluoride |
|
| 5% |
| Discontinue bleaching plus a desensitizing agent such as Gluma |
|
| 2% |
| Discontinue bleaching plus a bonding agent |
|
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How do you treat post-op sensitivity that may follow root planning and curettage procedures? |
595 total votes |
|
| 41% |
| Fluoride |
|
| 7% |
| Desensitizing agent such as Gluma |
|
| 2% |
| Bonding agent |
|
| 50% |
| Recommend a desensitizing toothpaste |
|
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How important is in vitro bond-strength in making your choice of a bonding agent? |
582 total votes |
|
| 15% |
| Top importance |
|
| 58% |
| Higher importance |
|
| 20% |
| Lower importance |
|
| 6% |
| No importance |
|
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How important is film-thickness in making your choice of a bonding agent? |
587 total votes |
|
| 8% |
| Top importance |
|
| 52% |
| Higher importance |
|
| 32% |
| Lower importance |
|
| 7% |
| No importance |
|
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Do you feel that at least some self-etching bonding agents have "come of age"? |
582 total votes |
|
| 66% |
| Yes |
|
| 6% |
| No |
|
| 28% |
| The jury is still out |
|
|
If you have used or tried a self-etching bonding agent, did it reduce the incidence of post-operative sensitivity, and without any apparent loss of integrity to the restoration(s)? |
508 total votes |
|
| 64% |
| Yes |
|
| 8% |
| No |
|
| 14% |
| Sensitivity was down, but I was not confident in the bond. |
|
| 14% |
| The bond seemed fine, but I saw little or no change in sensitivity compared to using conventional total etch. |
|
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Which factor is most important to you when selecting a new bonding agent? |
584 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| Expert lecturers |
|
| 59% |
| Long-term clinical trials in peer-reviewed dental literature |
|
| 3% |
| Manufacturer's data and their internal clinical experts |
|
| 13% |
| DentalTown's message boards |
|
| 7% |
| Other |
|
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Do you bill insurances with code D9910 for the use of a desensitizer? |
575 total votes |
|
| 40% |
| Yes |
|
| 60% |
| No |
|
|
Do you give your hygienists a desensitizer to use? |
566 total votes |
|
| 55% |
| Yes |
|
| 45% |
| No |
|
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