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Table 4 Mean number of teeth missing due to dental caries by dental fear

From: The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear

 

Maxillary arch

Mandibular arch

Afraid of the dentist

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Not at all

2.73a

4.02

2.11a

2.78

A little

2.60b

3.68

1.94b

2.39

Yes, quite

3.01

4.15

1.89c

2.39

Yes, very

3.61a,b

4.66

2.61a,b,c

2.78

 

F = 9.76, p < 0.001

F = 9.01, p < 0.001

  1. Note: Superscripts indicates significant Scheffe post-hoc differences, p < 0.05.