Fig. 4

Difference of years in practice on referrals and treatment procedures by dentists with less than and equal to, or more than 10 years of clinical experience. 1: Treat the patient by myself; 2: Refer the patient to other periodontists; 3: Refer the patient to other oral surgeons; 4: Refer the patient to other implant specialists; 5: Refer the patient to the original dentist. A The subject’s preferred option for Question I of what to do when he/she encounters a patient with an implant diagnosed with peri-implant mucositis and the implant had been originally placed by another dentist. B The subject’s preferred option for Question II of what to do when he/she encounters a patient with an implant diagnosed with peri-implantitis and the implant had been originally placed by another dentist. C The subject’s preferred option for Question III of what to do when he/she encounters a patient with an implant diagnosed with peri-implant mucositis and the implant had been originally placed by him/herself. D The subject’s preferred option for Question IV of what to do when he/she encounters a patient with an implant diagnosed with peri-implantitis and the implant had been originally placed by him/herself. E The treatment procedures selected by dentists in Scenario I. F The treatment procedures selected by dentists in Scenario II. G The treatment procedures selected by dentists in Scenario III. H The treatment procedures selected by dentists in Scenario IV. *: significant difference at p < 0.05