Table 3.
Distribution of gender, age, planned treatment, dose and character of clinic in patients who completed versus did not complete treatment.
| Description | Not completed | Completed | P |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| n = 22 | n = 243 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 12 (54.5) | 171 (70.4) | 0.149 |
| Male | 10 (45.5) | 72 (29.6) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Continuous | 38.1 (14.5) | 39.9 (14.3) | 0.577 |
| Planned treatment | < 0.001 | ||
| Depuration | 10 (45.5) | 9 (3.7) | |
| Emergency visits | 1 (4.5) | 13 (5.3) | |
| Filling | 6 (27.3) | 48 (19.8) | |
| Others | 1 (4.5) | 7 (2.9) | |
| Root canal treatment | 3 (13.6) | 33 (13.6) | |
| Surgical operation | 1 (4.5) | 64 (26.3) | |
| Tooth extraction | 68 (28.0) | ||
| Missing | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Dose (mg) Continuous | 7.7 (2.1) | 7.5 (1.3) | 0.561 |
| Clinical character | |||
| Primary dental clinic | 4 (18.2) | 147 (60.5) | < 0.001 |
| Specialist clinic | 18 (81.8) | 96 (39.5) | |
Patients first visit during the year studied. Continuous variables analyzed with two-sample t-test, category variables with Fischer’s exact test. Mean and SD or n (%). Unique patients n = 265.