Table 2.

Gender differences in opinions regarding social media and dental photography

Patients’ Opinion regarding social media and photography		Gender			p-value
		Male, n = 291	Female, n = 261
Social media app used daily	Instagram	18.2%	24.9%	0.0001*
	X (Previously Twitter)	29.9%	14.6%
	Snapchat	30.9%	38.3%
	TikTok	19.2%	21.8%
	other	1.7%	0.4%
In case the patient had a broken tooth. In your opinion, documenting the case and presenting it to you gives you the confidence in your dentist?	Yes	78.0%	80.1%	0.828
	Not interested	14.1%	13.0%
	No	7.9%	6.9%
Do you support the idea of photography before and after treatment?	Yes	63.6%	60.5%	0.686
	Not interested	21.6%	22.2%
	No	14.8%	17.2%
Does seeing the previous cases make a difference for you to choose a dentist?	Yes	74.6%	84.7%	0.004*
	No	25.4%	15.3%
Have you ever visited a dentist after seeing pictures of his/her previous cases?	Yes	28.9%	43.3%	0.002*
	Not interested	13.1%	11.9%
	No	58.1%	44.8%
In your opinion, is the dentists’ social media presence considered an effective way to encourage you for choosing them?	Yes	56.4%	70.1%	0.002*
	Not interested	17.9%	14.9%
	No	25.8%	14.9%
Do you think dental photography is a helpful tool in diagnosing of some diseases?	Yes	76.6%	78.9%	0.54
	No	23.4%	21.1%
In your opinion, is it annoying to you having multiple pictures during the appointment?	Yes, I just want to finish	33.0%	30.7%	0.834
	I’m not interested	14.4%	14.6%
	No, it is fine	52.6%	54.8%

*Statistically significant