Table 2. Reported frequency of Lidocaine and Articaine administration by participants, and first-line local anesthetics stratified by region of graduation and years of specialist experience.
| Frequency of use | Lidocaine (n = 60) | Articaine (n = 61) |
|---|---|---|
| daily* | 31 (51.7%) | 14 (23.0%) |
| weekly | 22 (36.7%) | 24 (39.3%) |
| monthly | 1 (1.7%) | 6 (9.8%) |
| infrequently | 6 (10.0%) | 17 (27.9%) |
| Fisher's exact P-value = 0.001* |
*indicates significant values.
‘Other/Undisclosed’ was not included in statistical comparisons