Table 3.
Frequency of item variables for indices of current practice of invasive procedures, periodontal procedures, x rays, and drug prescriptions, based on dentists’ responses to survey question “How often do you perform each of the following procedures on pregnant women currently?”
| Current Practice Procedures and Drug Prescriptions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | |||||
| Index of Current Practices of Invasive Procedures | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Total |
| Single Tooth Extraction | 75(13.3%) | 243(43.1%) | 179(31.7%) | 67(11.95%) | 564(100%) |
| Root Canal Therapy | 91(16.1%) | 244(43.3%) | 183(32.4%) | 46(8.2%) | 564(100%) |
| Composite Restoration | 32(5.7%) | 130(23%) | 277(49.1%) | 125(22.2%) | 564(100%) |
| Index of Current Practices of Periodontal Procedures | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Total |
| Scaling and Root Planning | 55(9.8%) | 176(31.2%) | 181(32.1%) | 152(27%) | 564(100%) |
| Index of Current Practices of X-Rays | |||||
| Full mouth survey | 357(63.3%) | 94(16.7%) | 59(10.5%) | 54(9.6%) | 564(100%) |
| Index of Current Practices of Drug prescriptions | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | Total |
| Injection of Local Anesthetic | 12(2.1%) | 138(24.5%) | 280(49.6%) | 134(23.8%) | 564(100%) |
| Site Specific Antibiotic | 395(70%) | 113(20%) | 51(9%) | 5(0.9%) | 564(100%) |
| Nitrous Oxide & Oxygen Sedation | 520(92.2%) | 31(5.5%) | 10(1.8%) | 3(0.5%) | 564(100%) |