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Table 2 Patient-reported experiences of treatment; mean (95% CI) and % (test n = 223 and control n = 271)

From: Patient-reported experiences and outcomes following two different approaches for non-surgical periodontal treatment: a randomized field study

 

Test

Control

p value

2–4 weeks follow-up

VAS†

 Discomfort during treatment

26.7 (23.4–30.0)

23.2 (20.3–26.1)

0.120‡

 Discomfort post treatment

17.6 (14.8–20.3)

15.1 (12.9–17.2)

0.163‡

 Sensitive root surfaces post treatment

12.4 (9.9–14.9)

12.0 (9.8–14.1)

0.782‡

6-months follow-up

How did the communication between you and your DH work?

 Very well

90.0%

85.1%

0.149

 Rather well

10.0%

14.5%

 

 Less well/poorly

-

0.4%

 

Have you been as involved as you wish in treatment?

 Definitely

59.5%

62.1%

0.515

 Mostly

38.2%

34.9%

 

 Doubtful/not at all

2.3%

3.0%

 

How satisfied are you with the periodontal treatment the DH provided?

 Very satisfied

86.4%

84.7%

0.435

 Rather satisfied

13.1%

15.3%

 

 Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied

0.5%

-

 

Was the periodontal treatment worth the cost, in terms of time, money and efforts?

 Definitely

63.3%

63.3%

0.039

 Mostly

32.1%

27.0%

 

 Doubtful/not at all

4.6%

9.7%

 
  1. Fisher′s exact test and Independent Samples t-test‡. †Visual Analog Scale (0–100 mm)