Table 1 Number of dental examinations (A), emergency visits (B) and missed appointments (C) after dental fear treatment categorized by age at the time of treatment
n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1–5 | 6–10 | > 10 | Total | p value* | |
(A) Number and proportion of examinations | ||||||
Age | ||||||
2–10 | 2 (1.7) | 31 (25.6) | 50 (41.3) | 38 (31.4) | 121 | 0.001 |
> 10 | 1 (3.2) | 18 (58.1) | 11 (35.5) | 1 (3.2) | 31 | |
Total | 3 (2.0) | 49 (32.2) | 61 (40.1) | 39 (25.7) | 152 | |
(B) Number and proportion of emergency care visits | ||||||
Age | ||||||
2–10 | 10 (8.3) | 66 (54.5) | 30 (24.8) | 15 (12.4) | 121 | 0.990 |
> 10 | 2 (6.5) | 17 (54.8) | 8 (25.8) | 4 (12.9) | 31 | |
Total | 12 (7.9) | 83 (54.6) | 38 (25.0) | 19 (12.5) | 152 | |
(C) Number of missed appointments | ||||||
Age | ||||||
2–10 | 24 (19.8) | 72 (59.5) | 18 (14.9) | 7 (5.8) | 121 | 0.673 |
> 10 | 9 (29.0) | 15 (48.4) | 5 (16.1) | 2 (6.5) | 31 | |
Total | 33 (21.7) | 87 (57.2) | 23 (15.1) | 9 (5.9) | 152 | |