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Table 2 Detailed physician- and practice-related characteristics of the study participants

From: Pre-implantological treatment routines for alveolar ridge atrophy – an investigation among maxillofacial and oral surgeons in southern Germany

 

Study group

Significance between Groups OS and MFS

Baseline data of participants

Total

OS

MFS

p-Value

Total returned questionnairesn(%)

117 (100)

68 (58)

49 (42)

Chi2 = 3.085, p = 0.08

Gender (male)

n(%) related to total returned questionnaires

104 (89)

59 (87)

45 (92)

Chi2 = 0.742, p = 0.39

Years of experience after specialist designation

Mean (SD)

18.7 (7.5)

18.5 (8.0)

18.9 (7.0)

ANOVA F = 0.099, p = 0.75

Pure referral practice (answered by (%))

113 (100)

64 (57)

49 (43)

 

Yesn(%)*

69 (61)

30 (47)

39 (80)

Chi2 = 12.494, p < 0.01

Joint practice (answered by (%))

115 (100)

66 (57)

49 (43)

 

Yesn(%)*

56 (49)

30 (46)

26 (53)

Chi2 = 0.651, p = 0.42

Shared practice (e.g. only shared rooms, equipment) (answered by (%))

115 (100)

66 (57)

49 (43)

 

Yesn(%)*

12 (10)

7 (58)

5 (42)

Chi2 = 0.005, p = 0.94

Private single practice (answered by (%))

115 (100)

66 (57)

49 (43)

 

Yesn(%)*

47 (41)

29 (44)

18 (37)

Chi2 = 0.604, p = 0.44

Completed curriculum for implantology (answered by (%))

110 (100)

62 (56)

48 (44)

 

Yesn(%)*

70 (64)

40 (65)

30 (63)

Chi2 = 0.048, p = 0.83

Master of Science (MSc) in implantology (answered by (%))

111 (100)

63 (57)

48 (43)

 

Yesn(%)*

14 (13)

8 (13)

6 (13)

Chi2 = 0.001, p = 0.98

No of implants placed in the last year (own estimate) (answered by (%))

110 (100)

62 (56)

48 (44)

 

0–100n(%)*

10 (9)

10 (16)

0 (0)

 

100–500n(%)*

61 (56)

36 (58)

25 (52)

 

500–1000n(%)*

32 (29)

14 (23)

18 (38)

 

  > 1000n(%)*

7 (6)

2 (3)

5 (10)

Chi2 = 12.185, p < 0.01

No of edentulous mandibles treated last year (answered by (%))

110 (100)

62 (56)

48 (44)

 

0–10n(%)*

19 (17)

17 (27)

2 (4)

 

10–20n(%)*

40 (36)

23 (37)

17 (35)

 

20–50n(%)*

27 (25)

13 (21)

14 (29)

 

  > 50n(%)*

24 (22)

9 (15)

15 (31)

Chi2 = 12.703, p < 0.01

CBCT/CT equipment in practice (answered by (%))

110 (100)

62 (56)

48 (44)

 

Yesn(%)*

61 (56)

31 (50)

30 (62)

Chi2 = 1.711, p = 0.19

  1. OS Oral surgeons, MFS Maxillofacial surgeons, bold p-Values indicate a statistically significant difference with p < 0.05, * – Percentages in respect to the totals of the corresponding section