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Table 5 Mean transition score for participants receiving different dental treatments

From: The use of Oral Health Impact on Daily Living (OHIDL) transition scale in measuring the change in oral health-related quality of life among older adults

Dental treatment

 

Mean transition score

P**

Scaling

Yes (n = 95)

No (n = 81)

4.1

5.6

0.075

Filling

Yes (n = 63)

No (n = 113)

4.6

4.9

0.397

Extraction

Yes (n = 61)

No (n = 115)

5.5

4.4

0.249

Medication

Yes (n = 16)

No (n = 160)

7.4

4.5

0.204

Removable partial denture

Yes (n = 39)

No (n = 137)

7.0

4.2

0.078

Root canal treatment

Yes (n = 16)

No (n = 160)

12.8

4.0

< 0.001

Other dental treatments*

Yes (n = 29)

No (n = 147)

8.0

4.2

0.041

  1. *Complete denture, fixed prosthesis, denture repair, crown, implant and root planing were grouped as other dental treatments
  2. **Mann–Whitney test
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