Do dentists have better oral health compared to general population: a study on oral health status and oral health behavior in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 3 Comparison of the number of teeth present in oral cavity among dentists and laypersons

Variables	Dentists (n = 195)			Laypersons (n = 277)			p-value^*
	Male	Female	p-value^a	Male	Female	p-value^b
	(n = 71)	(n = 124)	p-value^a	(n = 199)	(n = 78)	p-value^b
No. of teeth present in maxilla	13.90(1.8)	13.19(1.9)	0.011	12.80(2.0)	11.68(2.3)	<0.0001
No. of teeth present in maxilla	13.45(1.9)			12.49(2.1)			<0.0001
No. of teeth present in mandible	14.31(1.5)	13.68(1.4)	0.006	13.16(2.1)	12.23(1.9)	0.001
No. of teeth present in mandible	13.91(1.5)			12.90(2.1)			<0.0001
Total number of teeth present	28.21(2.9)	26.86(3.0)	0.003	25.96(3.7)	23.91(3.8)	<0.0001
Total number of teeth present	27.35(3.0)			25.38(3.9)			<0.0001

Data are expressed in mean (SD).
Bold numbers denote total mean (SD) and p-value among dentists and laypersons.
p-value^a: t-test for difference in mean between males and females among dentists.
p-value^b : t-test for differences in mean between males and females among laypersons.
p-value*: t-test for differences in mean among dentists and laypersons.

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