Do you have a remineralization protocol in your practice? |
283 total votes |
|
| 49% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 51% |
| b. No |
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Who decides the remineralization protocol for your practice? |
245 total votes |
|
| 12% |
| a. Dentist |
|
| 13% |
| b. Hygienist |
|
| 41% |
| c. Dentist and hygienist together |
|
| 2% |
| d. Currently working on a protocol |
|
| 31% |
| e. Do not have a protocol |
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What do you use to detect caries risk? |
245 total votes |
|
| 23% |
| a. DIAGNOdent |
|
| 0% |
| b. Inspektor Pro |
|
| 0% |
| c. Neks D-Carie |
|
| 0% |
| d. CariFree |
|
| 13% |
| e. Air and light |
|
| 57% |
| f. Sharp explorer |
|
| 6% |
| g. Other |
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What do you typically recommend for white spot lesions? |
246 total votes |
|
| 16% |
| a. In-office fluoride varnish |
|
| 4% |
| b. In-office fluoride gel or rinse |
|
| 43% |
| c. Professionally dispensed home-use 5,000 ppm fluoride paste or rinse |
|
| 16% |
| d. Professionally dispensed home-use calcium phosphate treatment |
|
| 8% |
| e. Over-the-counter fluoride rinse |
|
| 4% |
| f. Oral hygiene instructions |
|
| 9% |
| g. "Watch" the site |
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What in-office fluoride treatment do you use? |
246 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| a. Tray-based fluoride foam or gel |
|
| 46% |
| b. Fluoride varnish |
|
| 10% |
| c. Fluoride rinse |
|
| 4% |
| d. Other |
|
| 3% |
| e. Do not provide in-office fluoride treatments |
|
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How many of your adult patients receive a routine in-office fluoride treatment? |
245 total votes |
|
| 14% |
| a. 76-100 percent |
|
| 8% |
| b. 51-75 percent |
|
| 13% |
| c. 26-50 percent |
|
| 48% |
| d. 1-25 percent |
|
| 17% |
| e. None |
|
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How many of your pediatric patients receive a routine in-office fluoride treatment? |
242 total votes |
|
| 86% |
| a. 76-100 percent |
|
| 7% |
| b. 51-75 percent |
|
| 2% |
| c. 26-50 percent |
|
| 3% |
| d. 1-25 percent |
|
| 3% |
| e. None |
|
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What is your first choice for at-home remineralization of white spots? |
243 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| a. Fluoride toothpaste |
|
| 49% |
| b. 5,000 ppm fluoride paste/gel |
|
| 13% |
| c. Fluoride rinse |
|
| 33% |
| d. Calcium phosphate containing products |
|
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Do you provide a pretreatment polish with remineralizing paste? |
244 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 59% |
| b. No |
|
| 20% |
| c. Sometimes |
|
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Does your current practice philosophy include sealants? |
245 total votes |
|
| 91% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 9% |
| b. No |
|
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What type of sealants do you use? |
232 total votes |
|
| 67% |
| a. Filled |
|
| 19% |
| b. Unfilled |
|
| 14% |
| c. Not applying sealants |
|
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Does your office provide preventive resin restoration instead of sealants? |
241 total votes |
|
| 16% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 44% |
| b. No |
|
| 41% |
| c. Sometimes |
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