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Table 4 Socio-demography characteristics of participants in group A and group B

From: Influence of scaler tip design on root surface roughness, tooth substance loss and patients’ pain perception: an in vitro and a randomised clinical trial

Characteristics

Group A (n = 15) n (%)

Group B (n = 15) n (%)

p value

Gender

   

Male

8 (53)

9 (60)

0.71

Female

7 (47)

6 (40)

 

Ethnicity

   

Malay

13 (87)

14 (93)

0.50

Others

2 (13)

1 (7)

 

Age

   

20–30

12 (80)

12 (80)

0.72

31–40

3 (20)

3 (20)

 

Level of education

   

Primary

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.32

Secondary

1 (7)

0 (0)

 

Tertiary

14 (93)

15 (100)

 
  1. Group A: Perio Slim PS scaler tip at Q1 followed by Conventional scaler tip at Q2. Group B: Conventional scaler tip at Q1 followed by Perio Slim PS scaler tip at Q2. Intergroup comparison was analysed using Mann–Whitney test