Table 6.

self-reported satisfaction, presence of dental anomalies and desire to undergo aesthetic treatment among dental and medical patients

Variable		Dental Patients		Medical Patients		X2	P Value
		n	%	n	%
Satisfied with teeth appearance	YES	152	73.1	116	59.2	8.72	0.003*
	NO	56	26.9	80	40.8
Satisfied with tooth colour	YES	131	62.4	127	64.8	0.255	0.344
	NO	79	37.6	69	35.2
Felt teeth were crowded	YES	34	16.7	33	17.5	0.44	0.470
	NO	170	83.3	156	82.5
Felt teeth were poorly set	YES	39	18.6	69	35.6	1.87	0.00*
	NO	171	81.4	125	64.4
Felt front teeth were protruding bulging	YES	19	9.3	39	20.5	9.85	0.001*
	NO	185	90.7	151	79.5
Felt dental caries/holes in teeth	YES	39	18.5	42	21.6	0.592	0.26
	NO	172	81.5	153	78.5
Had non aesthetic restoration in the teeth	YES	10	5.30	17	8.80	2.47	0.85
	NO	179	94.7	177	91.2
Perceived fractured front teeth	YES	26	12.3	44	22.3	7.19	0.005*
	NO	185	87.7	153	77.7
Had missing front teeth	YES	16	7.50	24	12.3	2.49	0.79
	NO	195	92.5	172	87.8
Wish to restore back fractured teeth	YES	129	63.9	136	72.0	2.93	0.54
	NO	73	36.1	53	28.0
Do you know discoloured teeth can be whitened	YES	166	80.2	154	82.4	0.300	0.338
	NO	41	19.8	33	17.7
Wish to undergo Orthodontic treatment	YES	63	33.9	80	45.2	4.874	0.018*
	NO	123	66.1	97	54.8
Wish to undergo tooth whitening treatment	YES	122	60.1	80	45.2	0.056	0.447
	NO	81	39.9	97	54.8
Wish to have dental crown if needed	YES	45	24.1	61	36.1	6.145	0.009*
	NO	142	75.9	108	63.9
Wish to have tooth colour fillings	YES	68	34.9	58	33.1	0.123	0.405
	NO	12	65.1	117	66.9
Wish to have missing teeth replaced	YES	41	21.1	70	39.8	15.266	0.00
	NO	153	78.9	106	60.2

^*Statistically significant