Table 6.
Statistical results.
| Comparison | Parameter | N |
LOS (mean ± SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender vs. LOS | Male | 77 | 1.82 ± 1.167 | p = 0.479 |
| Female | 43 | 1.81 ± 1.240 | ||
|
| ||||
| Previous antibiotic treatment vs. LOS | No | 85 | 1.81 ± 1.190 | p = 0.880 |
| Yes | 35 | 1.83 ± 1.200 | ||
|
| ||||
| Abscess diagnosis vs. LOS | Submucous | 28 | 1.11 ± 0.497 | p < 0.001 |
| Canine fossa | 52 | 1.56 ± 0.639 | ||
| Paramandibular | 21 | 1.81 ± 1.031 | ||
| Perimandibular | 14 | 3.21 ± 1.188 | ||
| Floor of mouth | 3 | 5.33 ± 2.517 | ||
| Massetericomandibular | 2 | 3.50 ± 0.707 | ||
|
| ||||
| Focus tooth/region vs. LOS | Primary | 78 | 1.50 ± 0.752 | p < 0.001 |
| Secondary | 15 | 3.13 ± 1.408 | ||
| No focus identified | 27 | 2.00 ± 1.544 | ||
|
| ||||
| Age groups vs. LOS | < 6 | 66 | 1.47 ± 0.749 | p < 0.001 |
| 6-13 | 43 | 2.02 ± 1.504 | ||
| 14-17 | 11 | 3.09 ± 0.944 | ||
LOS: length of stay.