Table 1 Aspects of awareness, information level, and opinions regarding oral implants separated by gender (female n = 93, male n = 66) and age group (ag 1 n = 50, ag 2 n = 57, ag 3 n = 52), (Total (all participants) n = 159, n/% - number/percent, Ag – age groups; bold values in the “p” column indicate statistical significance (p – ANOVA and Bonferoni) with a significance level of p < 0.05), * purely descriptive analysis

Have you ever heard about a treatment with oral implants, which are artificial tooth roots, before our conversation?

n = 159

n = 93

n = 66

0.626

n = 50

n = 57

n = 52

0.011

No

Yes

16 / 10.1

143 / 89.9

10 / 10.8

83 / 89.2

6 / 9.1

60 / 90.9

10 / 20.0

40 / 80.0

2 / 3.5

55 / 96.5

4 / 7.7

48 / 92.3

Bonferoni

ag1:ag2 0.014

Have you heard/read anything about computer-guided, navigated placement of implants in the past 5 years (recent past)?

n = 159

n = 93

n = 66

0.340

n = 50

n = 57

n = 52

0.323

No

Yes

142 / 89.3

17 / 10.7

81 / 87.1

12 / 12.9

61 / 92.4

5 / 7.6

47 / 94.0

3 / 6.0

48 / 84.2

9 / 15.8

47 / 90.4

5 / 9.6

Have you heard/read about immediate placement of implants?

n = 159

n = 93

n = 66

0.203

n = 50

n = 57

n = 52

0.274

No

Yes

135 / 84.9

24 / 15.1

76 / 81.7

17 / 18.3

59 / 89.4

7 / 10.6

45 / 90.0

5 / 10.0

45 / 78.9

12 / 21.1

45 / 86.5

7 / 13.5

Do you know if your dentist offers oral implants as a treatment alternative?

n = 148

n = 86

n = 62

0.765

n = 48

n = 55

n = 45

0.006

Yes, she/he offers.

No, she/he does not offer.

I don’t know.

92 / 62.2

10 / 6.7

46 / 31.1

55 / 63.9

6 / 7.0

25 / 29.1

37 / 59.7

4 / 6.5

21 / 33.8

23 / 47.9

3 / 6.3

22 / 45.8

41 / 74.5

4 / 7.3

10 / 18.2

28 / 62.2

3 / 6.7

14 / 31.1

Bonferoni

ag1:ag2 0.004

Would you be interested in receiving more information about oral implants?

n = 157

n = 93

n = 64

0.181

n = 49

n = 57

n = 51

0.140

No

Yes

107 / 68.2

50 / 31.8

63 / 67.7

30 / 32.3

44 / 66.7

20 / 30.3

25 / 51.0

24 / 49.0

36 / 63.2

21 / 36.8

46 / 90.2

5 / 9.8

Where would you prefer to obtain the additional information from?

n = 68

n = 40

n = 28

*

n = 32

n = 30

n = 6

*

Dentist

41 / 60.3

24 / 60.0

17 / 60.7

21 / 65.6

16 / 53.3

4 / 66.6

Other

11 / 16.2

5 / 12.5

6 / 21.4

3 / 9.4

8 / 26.6

0 / 0

Friends/acquaintances

8 / 11.8

5 / 12.5

3 / 10.7

6 / 18.8

1 / 3.4

1 / 16.7

Print media

7 / 10.3

5 / 12.5

2 / 7.2

2 / 6.2

4 / 13.3

1 / 16.7

I don’t know.

1 / 1.4

1 / 2.5

0 / 0

0 / 0

1 / 3.4

0 / 0

General practitioner

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

Implant manufacturers

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0

0 / 0