Table 6. – Comparison between the level of education and training, time of experience in practice and type of undergraduate program and the decision for extractions or not in case #4.
| Variables | Decision | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandible | |||||
| Maintaining | <3 teeth | >3 teeth | p | ||
| Level of education | General dentist | 3.9%(4) | 10.7%(11) | 85.4%(88) | 0.72 |
| Periodontologist | 6.4%(3) | 12.8%(6) | 80.8%(38) | ||
| Time of experience | <15 years | 4.9%(6) | 13%(16) | 82.1%(101) | 0.68 |
| >15 years | 3.7%(1) | 7.4%(2) | 88.9%(24) | ||
| Undergrad. program | Public | 5.3%(4) | 11.8%(9) | 82.9%(63) | 0.91 |
| Private | 4.1%(3) | 10.8%(8) | 85.1%(63) | ||
*Statistically significant outcome with a significance level of 5%.