title: 2013 survey of Australian orthodontists' procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This survey of Australian orthodontists was conducted to assess treatment preferences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Email invitations to participate in an online survey were sent to a total of 433 Australian Society of Orthodontists (ASO) members and 158 replies were received (36% response).
  
  
  RESULTS
  For Class II treatment, most practitioners preferred to wait and treat later but when early treatment was performed, the Twin Block was the most popular appliance. For fixed appliance treatment, the 0.022 inch slot was the most commonly used (73%) and the median treatment time was 20 months. The median extraction rate was 23% which was similar to that reported in a 2008 USA survey. Sequential plastic aligners were used by 73% of respondents and Temporary Skeletal Anchorage Devices were used by 77%. The most common research question clinicians would like answered related to retention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The responses were similar Australia-wide but some areas of difference were revealed and discussed.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003764:Dental Materials; D013193:Stainless Steel