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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population; mean values ± 1 SD and range/percent in brackets, as a whole and divided into high anxiety (HA) and low anxiety (LA) groups

From: Pre-treatment anxiety in a dental hygiene recall population: a cross-sectional pilot study

 

All participants

LA group

HA group

p-value

Age

51.6 ± 17.2

55.5 ± 17.0

42.7 ± 14.7

0.018

(26–83)

(26–83)

(26–77)

Number of teeth

25.7 ± 4.2

26.9 ± 4.2

24.5 ± 3.9

0.946

(13–32)

(14–32)

(13–31)

Years in treatment at University Clinic

3.7 ± 3.0

3.8 ± 2.9

3.6 ± 3.2

0.895

(1–11)

(1–9)

(1–11)

Dental Hygiene appointments, total

7.4 ± 6.9

7.7 ± 6.7

6.7 ± 7.6

0.716

(1–27)

(1–26)

(1–27)

Dental Hygiene Appointments/year

3.5 ± 3.2

3.6 ± 3.8

3.3 ± 2.3

0.789

(1–15)

(1–15)

(1–10)

Periodontal classification

   

0.005

 Gingivitis

22 (47.8 %)

11 (34.4 %)

11 (78.6 %)

 Periodontitis

24 (52.2 %)

21 (65.6 %)

3 (21.4 %)

Periodontal Surgery

   

0.913

 Yes

3 (6.5 %)

2 (6.3 %)

1 (7.1 %)

 No

43 (93.5 %)

30 (93.8 %)

13 (92.9 %)

Implants

   

0.237

 Yes

12 (26.1 %)

10 (31.3 %)

2 (14.3 %)

 No

34 (73.9 %)

22 (68.8 %)

12 (85.7 %)

Restorations

   

0.073

 None

3 (6.5 %)

3 (9.4 %)

0

 Single per Quadrant

4 (8.7 %)

0

4 (28.6 %)

 Multiple per Quadrant

9 (19.6 %)

4 (12.5 %)

5 (35.7 %)

 Multiple per Quadrant + crowns/bridges

30 (65.2 %)

25 (78.1 %)

5 (35.7 %)

Extractions

   

0.324

 Yes

39 (84.8 %)

26 (81.3 %)

13 (92.9 %)

 No

7 (15.2 %)

6 (18.8 %)

1 (7.1 %)

Root canal treatment

   

0.514

 Yes

1 (2.2 %)

1 (3.1 %)

0

 No

45 (97.8 %)

31 (96.9 %)

14 (100 %)