Table 3.
Among the teeth for which the dentist recommended monitoring at baseline (Y0; N=1,688), comparison of the characteristics of the teeth whose dentist’s recommendation changed to treat during follow-up (restore; N=232 [14%]) to the characteristics of the teeth whose recommendation remained to monitor*
| Recommended Treat after Y0 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL1 | Column % | N | Row %2 | P 3 | OR 4 | |
| Patient male | 563 | 36% | 104 | 18% | 0.001 | OR = 1.6 |
| Patient female | 1015 | 64% | 128 | 13% | ||
| Biting pain anytime Y0-Y3 | 172 | 11% | 64 | 37% | <0.001 | OR = 4.5 |
| No biting pain Y0-Y3 | 1407 | 89% | 168 | 12% | ||
| Spontaneous pain anytime Y0-Y3 | 148 | 9% | 40 | 27% | <0.001 | OR = 2.6 |
| No spontaneous pain Y0-3 | 1431 | 91% | 192 | 13% | ||
| Any fracture Y1-Y3 | 50 | 3% | 40 | 80% | <0.001 | OR = 29.1 |
| No fractures developed | 1529 | 97% | 192 | 13% | ||
| Caries present on tooth at Y1 or Y2 | 33 | 2% | 27 | 82% | <0.001 | OR = 27.6 |
| No caries present at Y1 or Y2 | 1546 | 95% | 205 | 13% | ||
| Wear facet on tooth at Y1 or Y2 | 405 | 26% | 80 | 20% | <0.001 | OR = 1.7 |
| No wear facet on tooth at Y1 or Y2 | 1174 | 74% | 152 | 13% | ||
| Roots exposed on tooth | 486 | 31% | 87 | 18% | 0.04 | OR = 1.4 |
| No roots exposed on tooth | 1093 | 69% | 145 | 13% | ||
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(N=109) teeth treated during follow-up that had not stated recommendation for treatment were excluded
1
Column Ns not summing to 1,688 due to missing data.
2
Percent within level of row characteristic.
3
Significance of differences in proportions of column heading adjusted only for clustering of patients within practitioner.
4
OR: Odds ratios (only for dichotomous variables)