Table 4.
Feeling insecure during intraoral procedure and disturbance from noise generated from dental instruments by selected characteristics
| Feeling insecure during procedures |
Noise from dental instrument | |||
| Variables | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5.8 (2.7) | 0.52 | 5.4 (2.6) | 0.68 |
| Female | 5.6 (2.4) | 5.3 (2.3) | ||
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 16–39 | 5.7(2.4) | 0.006 | 5.3 (2.4) | 0.53 |
| 40–64 | 5.5 (2.5) | 5.4(2.6) | ||
| 65+ | 7.0 (3.0) | 5.9 (3.0) | ||
| Education | ||||
| <HND/University | 5.9 (2.6) | 0.14 | 5.4 (2.6) | 0.95 |
| HND/University | 5.6 (2.4) | 5.4(2.4) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 5.5(2.5) | 0.21 | 5.4 (2.4) | 0.51 |
| Married | 6.0 (2.4) | 5.4 (2.6) | ||
| Divorced, separated, or widowed |
5.5 (2.2) | 4.6 (2.6) | ||
| Previous dental consultation | ||||
| Yes | 5.7 (2.5) | 0.86 | 5.4 (2.5) | 0.57 |
| No | 5.8(2.6) | 5.4 (2.6) | ||
| How frequently | ||||
| Never | 5.2 (2.4) | 0.45 | 6.2 (2.4) | 0.18 |
| Regular | 5.8 (2.2) | 5.3 (2.4) | ||
| Irregular | 5.8 (2.5) | 5.4 (2.5) | ||