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

Table 5 Comparison of the self-reported condition, appearance, function and maintenance of teeth among the dentists and laypersons

Variables	Dentist	Laypersons	p-value
Variables	(n = 195)	(n = 277)	p-value
Maintaining teeth
Quite important	5.7	6.1	<0.0001
Very important	94.3	19.1
Average	-	74.7
Appearance of teeth
Satisfied	72.7	55.1*	<0.0001
Neither/ nor	22.2	39.5
Dissatisfied	5.2	5.4
Function of teeth
Satisfied	87.6	54.7	<0.0001
Neither/ nor	9.8	39.1
Dissatisfied	2.6	6.2
Condition of teeth and mouth
Good	96.9	96.0	0.605
Bad	3.1	4.0	0.605

Data are expressed in percentage.
p-value: χ ² test for differences between dentist and laypersons.
*Significant difference was seen between gender (male- 60% and female- 42%) in laypersons (p = 0.008).

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