Table 1. Demographic and clinical practice-related characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics of participants			Case I	Case II
Total number of participants who responded			81	84
Conference		Periodontal conference	34	32
		Implant conference	47	52
Gender		Male	46	48
		Female	21	20
		Total responses to the gender question	67	68
Age		Under 45 yr	47	47
		Over 45 yr	9	10
		Total responses to the age question	56	57
Specialization		Periodontology	32	29
		Non-periodontology	38	41
		Total responses to the specialization question	70	70
Experiences related to clinical practice	Clinical experience	Under 10 years	46	45
		Over 10 years	29	30
		Total responses to the question about clinical experience	75	75
	Periodontal therapy	Simple	23	24
		Complicated	50	51
		Total responses to the question about periodontal therapy	73	75
	Dental implant therapy	Fewer than 50 cases	36	38
		More than 50 cases	33	32
		Total responses to dental implant therapy	69	70