Table 5 . Gender distribution of the mean PIDAQ subscale scores of the students.
| Sex | Dental Self Confidence | Social Impact | Psychological Impact | Aesthetic Concern |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Male (200) | 13.46 (6.08) | 6.50 (7.06) | 9.01 (5.78) | 1.81 (2.89) |
| Female ( 175) | 14.89 (6.18) | 4.54 (5.94) | 7.32 (5.40) | 1.43 (2.62) |
| t value | -2.258 | 2.888 | 2.912 | 1.294 |
| p value | * 0.025 | * 0.004 | * 0.004 | 1.301 |
| *p<0.05, Student's t-test | ||||