Table 3.
Care needs, periodontal management of patients with periodontal diseases, and factors preventing or limiting the availability of periodontal treatment.
| Number of patients per week |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low or nil n (%) | Moderate, n (%) | High, n (%) | P value | |
| Care needs1 | 189 (49.1) | 133 (34.5) | 63 (16.4) | .001 |
| Treatment performed2 | 59 (15.3) | 274 (71.2) | 52 (13.5) | <.001 |
| Referrals to periodontist2 | 201 (52.2) | 172 (44.7) | 12 (3.1) | <.001 |
| Limitation of periodontal treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | Don't know, n (%) | ||
| Insufficient refund | 294 (76.36) | 81 (21.04) | 10 (2.60) | <.001 |
| Patients with poor oral hygiene | 188 (48.83) | 187 (48.57) | 10 (2.60) | .809 |
| Unsure about treatments | 129 (33.51) | 244 (63.38) | 12 (3.11) | <.001 |
1
Low or null: 0–5; moderate: 6–9; important: ≥10.
2
Null: 0; moderate: 1–5; important: ≥6.