Table 5. Analysis of subjective determinants that showed differences between the treatments proposed in T2 (Premolars):
|
Subjective Determinants |
Mean (standard deviation) |
N |
Statistical difference |
|
|
Area(s) of Dental Residency Graduate Program(s) |
Has not completed a program |
1.8 (1.3) |
23 |
B |
|
Operative Dentistry |
2.0 (1.0) |
70 |
A |
|
|
Prosthodontics |
2.0 (1.1) |
45 |
B |
|
|
Endodontics |
1.5 (0.8) |
36 |
B |
|
|
Dental Implants Surgery |
1.7 (1.1) |
63 |
B |
|
|
Pediatric Dentistry |
2.1 (1.5) |
22 |
B |
|
|
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
1.6 (1.0) |
20 |
B |
|
|
Periodontics |
1.8 (1.2) |
36 |
B |
|
|
Others |
1.7 (1.0) |
98 |
B |
|
|
Sector of clinical practice |
Private practice |
1.8 (1.1) |
193 |
A |
|
Public health service |
1.4 (0.6) |
26 |
B |
|
|
University |
1.6 (0.8) |
60 |
B |
|
|
Other |
2.2 (1.3) |
19 |
B |
|
|
Estimated socioeconomic level of patients |
Class A/B1 (household income above $4350) |
2.1 (1.2) |
98 |
A |
|
Class B2 (household income close to $2610) |
1.7 (0.9) |
98 |
B |
|
|
Class C (household income close to $1090) |
1.5 (0.9) |
51 |
B |
|
|
Class D/E (household income lower than $565) |
1.5 (0.9) |
53 |
B |
|