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Table 3 Number of dental examinations (A), emergency visits (B) and missed (C) after dental fear treatment categorized by initial dental fear treatment success at baseline 2006

From: 10-year follow-up study on attendance pattern after dental treatment in primary oral health care clinic for fearful patients

 

n (%)

0

1–5

6–10

> 10

Total

p value*

(A) Number and proportion of examinations

 Baseline success

  Unsuccessful

2 (4.4)

17 (37.8)

11 (24.4)

15 (33.3)

45

0.047

  Successful

1 (0.9)

32 (29.9)

50 (46.7)

24 (22.4)

107

 Total

3 (2.0)

49 (32.2)

61 (40.1)

39 (25.7)

152

 

(B) Number and proportion of emergency care visits

 Baseline success

  Unsuccessful

1 (2.2)

23 (51.1)

16 (35.6)

5 (11.1)

45

0.127

  Successful

11 (10.3)

60 (56.1)

22 (20.6)

14 (13.1)

107

 Total

12 (7.9)

83 (54.6)

38 (25.0)

19 (12.5)

152

 

(C) Number of missed appointments

 Baseline success

  Unsuccessful

7 (15.6)

31 (68.9)

5 (11.1)

2 (4.4)

45

0.314

  Successful

26 (24.3)

56 (52.3)

18 (16.8)

7 (6.5)

107

 Total

33 (21.7)

87 (57.2)

23 (15.1)

9 (5.9)

152

 
  1. *Chi-square test