Table 6.
Comparison of 2021 (Ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 [COVID-19] Pandemic) with 2020 (Initial COVID-19 Outbreak)
| Variable | Coefficient | P value | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Older age | 0.2531 | .0176∗ | 1.288 | 1.045–1.588 |
| Female sex | −0.2473 | .0192∗ | .781 | 0.635–.960 |
| Diabetes | −0.3602 | .0802 | 0.698 | 0.466–1.044 |
| Liver disease | 2.0785 | .0879 | 7.992 | 0.735–86.944 |
| Kidney disease | −1.0077 | .0112 | .365 | 0.168–0.796 |
| Distance from the office | −0.0914 | .3792 | 0.913 | 0.744–1.119 |
| Anterior tooth | 0.0814 | .6742 | 1.085 | 0.742–1.586 |
| Molar tooth | 0.3285 | .0153∗ | 1.389 | 1.065–1.811 |
| Percussion pain | −0.8250 | .0001∗ | 0.438 | 0.339–0.566 |
| Palpation Pain | 0.1831 | .4698 | 1.201 | 0.731–1.973 |
| Reversible pulpitis | −1.1147 | .0177∗ | 0.328 | 0.131–0.824 |
| Irreversible pulpitis | 0.2356 | .4392 | 1.266 | 0.697–2.299 |
| Pulp necrosis | −0.0875 | .7861 | 0.916 | 0.487–1.724 |
| Previously initiated | 0.5590 | .2909 | 1.749 | 0.620–4.934 |
| Previously treated | −0.4529 | .1661 | 0.636 | 0.335–1.207 |
| Symptomatic apical periodontitis | −0.0653 | .7248 | 0.937 | 0.651–1.347 |
| Asymptomatic apical periodontitis | 0.4341 | .0743 | 1.544 | 0.958–2.486 |
| Chronic apical abscess | 0.0531 | .8417 | 1.055 | 0.626–1.775 |
| Acute apical abscess | −0.3127 | .3555 | 0.731 | 0.377–1.420 |
| Nonsurgical root canal treatment | −0.3009 | .0946 | 0.740 | 0.520–1.053 |
| Retreatment | −0.3009 | .0946 | 1.215 | 0.829–1.781 |
| Apicoectomy | −0.0707 | .8103 | 0.932 | 0.523–1.660 |
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
∗
Significant difference at P < .05 (highlighted in bold).