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Table 4 Therapy in the different time period on patient level

From: Associated factors to caries experience of children undergoing general anaesthesia and treatment needs characteristics over a 10 year period

Therapy

Sample size (N = 589)

p

2002–2011 (n = 589)

2002–2006 (n = 330)

2007–2011 (n = 259)

% strip crown (n)

9.1 (59)

0.9 (3)

17.8 (56)

< 0.001#*

% stainless steel crown (n)

13.2 (86)

0.9 (3)

26.2 (83)

< 0.001#*

% endodontic treatment (n)

0.6 (4)

0.3 (1)

0.9 (3)

0.361#

% pulpotomy (n)

10.2 (66)

0 (0)

20.8 (66)

< 0.001#*

% extraction (n)

93.6 (603)

97.0 (321)

90.1 (282)

< 0.001#*

% filling therapy (n)

67.8 (437)

54.9 (180)

81.1 (257)

< 0.001#*

% professional teeth cleaning (n)

23.0 (149)

19.6 (65)

26.6 (84)

0.034#

Form of anesthesia

   

< 0.001#*

 % GDA (n)

82.8 (540)

75.1 (251)

90.9 (289)

 

 % additional sedation

17.2 (112)

24.9 (83)

9.1 (29)

 

Completion of therapy

   

< 0.001#*

 % yes (n)

61.3 (399)

53.9 (180)

69.1 (219)

 

 % no (n)

12.9 (84)

13.8 (46)

12.0 (38)

 

 % unclear (n)

25.8 (168)

32.3 (108)

18.9 (60)

 

% recall (n)

20.3 (132)

19.8 (66)

20.8 (66)

0.767#

  1. Bold indicates significance level: p < 0.05
  2. #Chi-Squared test
  3. *Statistically significant