Dental Implant Maintenance Survey

Please check off what tools you use and indicate whether you feel effective or not effective using them. Where there are more than one answer please select all...

Year Graduated

2024-2020
2019-2015
2014-2010
2009-2005
2004-2000
1999-1995
1994-1990
1989-1985
1984-1980
1979-1970
1969-1960
1959 & before
Other
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States of your practice (Select all that apply)

Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Kansas
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Maine
Montana
Mississippi
New Mexico
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nevada
Ohio
Oregon
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Tennessee
Utha
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
West Virginia
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Did you have any formal education on Dental Implant Maintenance?

yes

Number of Hygienist in Office?

3-5

5 or more

Other

Other - How Many Hygienists

Is there an Implant specialist in your practice?

Full time periodontist

Yes

Full time, general dentist who places implants

Yes

Part time dentist who places implants

Yes

Full time prosthodontist

Yes

Part time periodontist

Yes

Part time oral surgeon

Yes

Part time prosthodontist

Yes

Full time oral surgeon

Yes

No surgical specialist, we RESTORE ONLY and refer to a surgeon to surgically place implants

Yes

Other - Implant specialists in your practice

Does your practice?

Surgically place/restore single implants

Yes

I'm not sure

Surgically place/restore implant supported bridges

Yes

I'm not sure

Surgically place/restore locator/over denture cases

Yes

I'm not sure

Surgically place/restore full-arch and all-on-4, in a day

Yes

I'm not sure

Other - specify other procedures

Estimated number of full-arch reconstruction per year?

0-10

10-25

25-100

100 or more

Don't know but not many

Don't know but it's a lot

Other

Other number for full-arch reconstruction per year

Estimated number of Single implants placed per year?

Less than 25

25-100

100-200

200 and more

Don't know not so many

Don't know but its a lot

Other

Other For Single Implants

Please check off what type of instrumentation you use for Implant Maintenance, and whether you Feel Effective in using them to Remove BIOFILM?

Plastic Scaler

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Graphite/Carbon Scaler

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Stainless Steel Scaler

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Titanium Scaler

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and DO Not Feel Effective

Ultrasonic/Piezo Scaler

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Air-Polish/Air-Flow

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Hybenx/Perio-Dt

Do NOT Use

Use and Feel Effective

Use and Do Not Feel Effective

Other - Instrumentation for removing biofilm

Do you have an Air Polisher to use on Implants?

Yes

Other

If you use an Air Polisher - What polishing agent do you use on implants?

Baking Soda

Yes

Erythritol

Yes

Glycine

Yes

Other - Polishing Agent

Do you use an Ultrasonic Tip on Dental Implants?

Ultrasonic Scalers

Yes routiently

In severe cases

Check the ultrasonic/piezo tip material you use on dental implants?

Stainless Steel

Yes

Titanium

Yes

PEEK - White tip

Yes

Plastic - Blue tip

Yes

Do you apply fluoride vanish to dental implants?

Yes

Do you apply antimicrobial varnish to implants?

yes

Do you routinely test for salivary ph.

Yes

It depends

What alternative treatment do you provide for patients with mucositis or peri-implantitis?

Probiotics

Yes, feel effective

Yes, do not feel effective

Laser

Yes, feel effective

Yes, do not feel effective

Ozone

Yes, feel effective

Yes, do not feel effective

Locally applied antibiotics

Yes, feel effective

Yes, do not feel effective

Use perioscope

Yes, feel effective

Yes, do not feel effective

Other treatment

Yes

Other - Alternative treatments

What home care regimes are recommended to dental implant patients at your office?

Manual brush

Yes

Electric brush

Yes

Interproximal Brushes

Yes

Speciality brushes

Yes

Floss

Yes

Mouth rinse

Yes

Water flosser

Yes

End tuft/ Specialty brush

Yes

Other regimes

Yes

Other - Home Care Regimes

What are your most pressing questions about Dental Implant Maintenance

What more on the topic of dental implants would you like to learn more about here?

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