TABLE 3.
FACTOR | YES NO. (%) |
NO NO. (%) |
ODDS RATIO | CONFIDENCE INTERVAL | P VALUE | OVERALL P VALUE |
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Initial Diagnosis and Periapical Pathosis (PP) | ||||||
Irreversible pulpitis without PP | 78 (13.3) | 508 (86.7) | 1.00 | —* | — | |
Necrotic pulp without PP | 30 (14.2) | 182 (85.8) | 1.07 | 0.68–1.69 | .76 | < .01 |
Irreversible pulpitis with PP | 51 (25.6) | 148 (74.4) | 2.24 | 1.51–3.34 | < .01 | |
Necrotic pulp with PP | 91 (29.2) | 221 (70.8) | 2.68 | 1.91–3.77 | < .01 | |
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Type of Provider | ||||||
General practitioner | 174 (19.5) | 717 (80.5) | 1.00 | — | — | .61 |
Specialist | 77 (18.3) | 343 (81.7) | 0.93 | 0.69–1.25 | .61 | |
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Visits Required to Complete Endodontic Therapy | ||||||
One | 119 (18.0) | 543 (82.0) | 1.00 | —* | —* | .41 |
Two | 105 (21.0) | 395 (79.0) | 1.21 | 0.91–1.63 | .120 | |
Three or more | 27 (18.1) | 122 (81.9) | 1.01 | 0.64–1.60 | .97 | |
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Tooth Type | ||||||
Canine | 7 (11.7) | 53 (88.3) | 1.00 | — | — | |
Incisor | 26 (17.9) | 119 (82.1) | 1.65 | 0.68–4.05 | .27 | < .01 |
Premolar | 55 (14.7) | 319 (85.3) | 1.31 | 0.56–3.02 | .53 | |
Molar | 163 (22.3) | 569 (77.7) | 2.17 | 0.97–4.86 | .06 | |
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Number of Canals | ||||||
Single canal | 58 (14.4) | 344 (85.6) | 1.00 | — | — | < .01 |
Multiple canals | 193 (21.2) | 716 (78.8) | 1.60 | 1.16–2.20 | < .01 | |
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Antibiotic Prescribed | ||||||
No | 162 (17.8) | 748 (82.2) | 1.00 | — | — | .06 |
Yes | 89 (22.3) | 310 (77.7) | 1.33 | 0.99–1.77 | .06 | |
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Restoration Type | ||||||
Full/partial crown or onlay | 166 (17.8) | 766 (82.2) | 1.00 | — | — | .12 |
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Composite/amalgam restoration | 80 (21.6) | 291 (78.4) | 1.27 | 0.94–1.71 | .12 | |
Post Replaced | ||||||
Yes | 126 (17.3) | 602 (82.7) | 1.00 | — | — | .06 |
No | 125 (21.4) | 458 (78.6) | 1.30 | 0.99–1.72 | .06 | |
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Periodontal Involvement | ||||||
No | 175 (15.4) | 961 (84.6) | 1.00 | — | — | < .01 |
Yes | 33 (25.6) | 96 (74.4) | 1.89 | 1.23–2.89 | < .01 | |
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Time to Restoration, Mean/Median (No. [Standard Deviation]) | 5.3/1.7 (246 [8.9]) | 5.2/1.8 (1,054 [8.8]) | 1.00 | 0.99–1.02 | .88 | .88 |
Reference group.