Table 1.
Characteristics of the clinical intervention pattern in percentage.
| Rural | Suburban | Urban | Chi-square | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With clinical intervention | Without clinical intervention | With clinical intervention | Without clinical intervention | With clinical intervention | Without clinical intervention | ||
| Caries | 778 (37.29%) | 1,308 (62.7%) | 3,196 (58.81%) | 2,238 (41.18%) | 1,563 (47.69%) | 1,714 (52.3%) | 0.008* |
| Periodontal | 288 (25.44%) | 844 (74.56%) | 806 (35.43%) | 1,469 (64.57%) | 831 (39.97%) | 1,248 (60.03%) | 0.72 |
| Abscess | 16 (3.86%) | 398 (96.14%) | 0 (0) | 546 (100%) | 157 (19.6%) | 644 (80.39%) | 0.00* |
| Lesion | 5 (6.02%) | 78(93.98%) | 10 (7.09%) | 131 (92.91%) | 14 (27.45%) | 37 (72.55%) | 0.00* |
| Prolong retention | 1,056 (72.73%) | 396 (27.27%) | 1,799 (80.31%) | 441 (19.69%) | 689 (63.68%) | 393 (36.32%) | 0.04* |
| Deposits on teeth | 91 (53.22%) | 80 (46.78%) | 317 (68.76%) | 144 (31.24%) | 266 (74.51%) | 91 (25.49%) | 0.03* |
| Other problem | 205 (43.99%) | 261 (56.01%) | 791 (51.4%) | 748 (48.6%) | 406 (31.47%) | 884 (68.53%) | 0.015* |
*
Statistically significant differences.