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Table 2 Regression analysis of potential variables that could explain the shift toward more or less invasive treatment decisions

From: COVID-19 as an opportunity for minimally-invasive dentistry: a national cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

Less invasive

More invasive

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

Gender

 Female

–

–

 

–

–

 

 Male

0.33

0.08, 1.00

0.08

0.39

0.06, 1.41

0.20

Graduation year

1

0.99, 1.02

0.70

1.02

1.00, 1.05

0.09

Specialist degree

 Yes

–

–

 

–

–

 

 No

1.4

0.58, 3.94

0.52

2.18

0.61, 13.9

0.34

Type of patients

 Adults and children equally

–

–

 

–

–

 

 Small children very rare

0.52

0.24, 1.03

0.07

1.42

0.63, 3.00

0.41

 Only adults

0.92

0.50, 1.66

0.87

0.85

0.34, 1.93

0.73

  1. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval