Table 2. Proportions (%) of preferences regarding periodontal treatment before the debate (frequency/number of responses).
| Characteristics of participants | Case I | Case II | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #46 | #47 | ||||
| Total number of participants who responded | 34.57 | 37.04 | 57.14 | ||
| Conference | Periodontal conference | 58.82 (20/34)a) | 35.29 (12/34) | 83.87 (26/31)a) | |
| Implant conference | 17.02 (8/47)a) | 38.30 (18/47) | 42.31 (22/52)a) | ||
| P-value | <0.001a) | 0.78 | <0.001a) | ||
| Gender | Male | 30.43 (14/46) | 34.78 (16/46) | 54.17 (26/48) | |
| Female | 47.62 (10/21) | 47.62 (10/21) | 63.16 (12/19) | ||
| P-value | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.73 | ||
| Age | Under 45 yr | 34.04 (16/47) | 36.17 (17/47) | 51.06 (24/47) | |
| Over 45 yr | 55.56 (5/9) | 66.67 (6/9) | 90.00 (9/10) | ||
| P-value | 0.33 | 0.12 | 0.08 | ||
| Specialization | Periodontology | 40.63 (13/32)a) | 37.50 (12/32) | 62.07 (18/29) | |
| Non-periodontology | 18.42 (7/38)a) | 28.95 (11/38) | 55.00 (22/40) | ||
| P-value | 0.003a) | 0.11 | 0.84 | ||
| Experiences related to clinical practice | Clinical experience | Under 10 yr | 34.78 (16/46) | 39.13 (18/46) | 54.54 (24/22) |
| Over 10 yr | 31.03 (9/29) | 37.93 (11/29) | 63.33 (19/30) | ||
| P-value | 0.67 | 0.56 | 0.75 | ||
| Periodontal therapy | Simple | 30.43 (7/23) | 30.43 (7/23) | 69.57 (16/23) | |
| Complicated | 32.00 (16/50) | 38.00 (19/50) | 52.94 (27/51) | ||
| P-value | 0.21 | 0.60 | 0.40 | ||
| Dental implant therapy | Fewer than 50 cases | 38.89 (14/36) | 36.11 (13/36) | 51.35 (19/37)a) | |
| More than 50 cases | 30.30 (10/33) | 39.39 (13/33) | 75.00 (24/32)a) | ||
| P-value | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.03a) | ||
a)Statistically significant difference.