Table 3.
Successful outcome of dental fear treatment (n (success %)) according to age, disabilities, and the treatment type: only BT/CBT or combined with oral conscious sedation and/or N2O or DGA.
| Treatment type | Age groups | Disabilities | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–6 yrs | 7–12 yrs | ≥13 yrs | Yes | No | ||
| n | 73 | 65 | 25 | 18 | 145 | 163 |
| BT/CBT only | 8 (100) | 11 (82) | 2 (50) | 1 (0) | 20 (90) | 21 (86) |
| BT/CBT + oral conscious sedation and/or N2O | 32 (78) | 29 (83) | 8 (63) | 3 (67) | 66 (79) | 69 (78) |
| BT/CBT + DGA | 33 (61) | 25 (56) | 15 (40) | 14 (43) | 59 (58) | 73 (55) |
| p | 0.052 | 0.067 | 0.588 | 0.493 | 0.005 | 0.002 |