Table 4. – Comparison between the level of education and training, time of experience in practice and type of undergraduation program and the decision for extractions or not in case #2.
| Variables | Decision | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxilla | Mandible | ||||||||
| Maintaining | <3 teeth | >3 teeth | p | Maintaining | <3 teeth | >3 teeth | p | ||
| Level of education | General dentist | 4.8%(5) | 61.2%(64) | 33.1%(34) | 0.17 | 3.9%(4) | 91.3%(94) | 4.8%(5) | 0.30 |
| Periodontologist | 4.3%(2) | 46.8%(22) | 48.9%(23) | 4.3%(2) | 95.7%(45) | 0%(0) | |||
| Time of experience | <15 years | 5.7%(7) | 61%(75) | 33.3%(41) | 0.03* | 4.9%(6) | 91.1%(112) | 4%(5) | 0.27 |
| >15 years | 0%(0) | 40.7%(11) | 59.3%(16) | 0%(0) | 100%(27) | 0%(0) | |||
| Undergrad. program | Public | 5.3%(4) | 57.9%(44) | 36.8%(28) | 0.91 | 3.95%(3) | 92.1%(70) | 3.95%(3) | 0.91 |
| Private | 4.1%(3) | 56.7%(42) | 39.2%(29) | 4.1%(3) | 93.2%(69) | 2.7%(2) | |||
*Statistically significant outcome with a significance level of 5%.