Table 2.
Routine dental treatments and its association with sociodemographic variables.
| Condition | Treatment options | Total % | Gender | Country of last degree | Experience (years) | Training status | Working place | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Jordan | Other Arab/Asian countries | West Europe/USA | East Europe | <5 | 5–10 | 11–20 | >20 | GDP | Conservative dentistry | Endodontics | Prosthodontics | Private clinic/center | University | MOH | RMS | |||
| % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| I treat teeth with irreversible pulpitis with | Vital pulp therapy (if applicable | 23 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 35.8 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 38.6 | 19.4 | 25 | 41.2 | 22.7 | 21.7 | 38.5 | 18.9 | 20 |
| RCT (as best predictable successful treatment) | 77 | 78.5 | 75.9 | 77.4 | 79.5 | 64.2 | 95.2 | 86.7 | 78.5 | 78.1 | 61.4 | 80.6 | 75 | 58.8 | 77.3 | 78.3 | 61.5 | 81.1 | 80 | |
| P value | 0.539 | 0.027 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.112 | |||||||||||||||
| I routinely insert a post for root canal treated teeth regardless of the remaining tooth structure | Yes | 13.8 | 22.1 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 28.9 | 9.4 | 61.9 | 5.7 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 17.6 | 6.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 15.8 | 0 | 16.2 | 5 |
| No | 86.2 | 73.9 | 92.5 | 94.7 | 71.1 | 90.6 | 38.1 | 94.3 | 84.1 | 88.6 | 75.9 | 82.4 | 93.8 | 98 | 90.9 | 84.2 | 100 | 85.8 | 95 | |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.033 | |||||||||||||||
| I routinely crown any tooth after RCT for protection regardless of the remaining tooth structure | Yes | 23 | 29.7 | 18 | 15.6 | 41 | 18.9 | 47.6 | 14.3 | 28 | 21.9 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 24.3 | 5.1 | 35.1 | 15 |
| No | 77 | 70.3 | 82 | 84.4 | 59 | 81.1 | 52.4 | 85.7 | 72 | 78.1 | 71.1 | 72.2 | 90.6 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 75.7 | 94.9 | 64.9 | 85 | |
| P value | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.052 | 0.009 | 0.011 | |||||||||||||||
| I treat badly damaged teeth with | Direct restoration with composite or amalgam | 14.5 | 9.9 | 18 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 14.3 | 19 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 22.9 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 2 | 6.8 | 14.1 | 7.7 | 24.3 | 15 |
| Intracoronal restorations (inlays/onlays) | 13.5 | 19.8 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 35.8 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 15.9 | 22.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 31.2 | 15.7 | 29.5 | 11.5 | 35.9 | 5.4 | 15 | |
| Full cuspal coverage (full crowns) | 72 | 70.3 | 73.2 | 77 | 67.5 | 54.7 | 76.2 | 75.2 | 75.7 | 67.6 | 68.7 | 74 | 50 | 82.4 | 63.6 | 74.3 | 56.4 | 70.3 | 70 | |
| P value | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||||||||||||||
| When the patient asks for a Hollywood smile or smile makeover | I offer porcelain/ceramic veneers on the upper or/and lower anterior as it is the first choice of treatment | 6.5 | 11 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 6.7 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 7 | 9.4 | 0 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 0 | 2.7 | 15 |
| I offer him/her other choices such as bleaching, orthodontic treatment, and/or dental composite veneering | 43.5 | 40.7 | 45.6 | 48.6 | 30.1 | 45.3 | 33.3 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 40 | 34.9 | 44 | 37.5 | 39.2 | 50 | 47.7 | 38.5 | 24.3 | 25 | |
| I offer no treatment at all if unnecessary | 50 | 48.3 | 51.3 | 48.6 | 56.6 | 49.1 | 42.9 | 44.8 | 41.1 | 55.2 | 61.4 | 49.1 | 53.1 | 60.8 | 40.9 | 45.1 | 61.5 | 73 | 60 | |
| P value | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.065 | 0.302 | 0.004 | |||||||||||||||
| When I do anterior veneers for patients | I choose the color (shade) according to the clinical condition of my patient | 9.5 | 12.8 | 7 | 7.4 | 6 | 15.1 | 33.3 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 12 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 5 |
| I let my patients choose the color (shade) | 11 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 17.6 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 15 | |
| I discuss the color (shade) with my patients and I convince them for the best, despite his/her preference | 79.5 | 75 | 82.9 | 79.8 | 85.5 | 79.2 | 52.4 | 76.2 | 81.3 | 80 | 80.7 | 80.2 | 84.4 | 70.6 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 74.4 | 83.8 | 80 | |
| P value | 0.100 | 0.001 | 0.747 | 0.631 | 0.551 | |||||||||||||||
| I convince the patient to restore the missing tooth with | An implant as first choice of treatment | 93.8 | 95.3 | 92.5 | 93.4 | 96.4 | 94.3 | 85.7 | 94.3 | 95.3 | 96.2 | 88 | 92.7 | 90.6 | 98 | 97.7 | 93.8 | 94.9 | 91.9 | 95 |
| A bridge | 6.2 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 14.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 12 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 5 | |
| P value | 0.251 | 0.337 | 0.096 | 0.227 | 0.949 | |||||||||||||||
The significance level was set at P < 0.05. The bold values are P values that are less than 0.05 for each set of data for each question.