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Table 5 Cost of periodontitis management, by severity of chronic periodontitis

From: Cost analysis of Periodontitis management in public sector specialist dental clinics

Disease severity

Number

Cost (MYR)

  

Mean

S.D

Median

IQR

Mild

8

1,757 (€439)

978 (€245)

1,595 (€399)

1,403 (€351)

Moderate

94

2,545 (€636)

1,499 (€375)

2,234 (€559)

2,170 (€543)

Severe

29

3,174 (€794)

1,277 (€319)

3,103 (€776)

1,958 (€490)

  1. Level of significance α = 0.05, ANOVA, P = 0.022 (Post-hoc Bonferroni test, P = 0.043 for differences between mild and severe periodontitis).
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