Table 5 The related factors and attitudes of clinicians toward DGTs analyzed by the chi-square test
From: Investigation on the application of digital guide templates guided dental implantation in China
Attitudes toward DGTs | Professional backgrounds of clinicians | Â | Working years | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical implant | Clinical non-implant | Non-clinical | P | Layman | Novice | Advanced | Master | Expert | P | |
n = 204 (%) | n = 56 (%) | n = 13 (%) | n = 22 (%) | n = 40 (%) | n = 59 (%) | n = 69 (%) | n = 83 (%) | |||
Views on the accuracy of DGTs and FH | Â | Â | Â | 0.016* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.005** |
 DGTs are more accurate | 189 (92.6) | 52 (92.9) | 11 (84.6) |  | 18 (81.8) | 38 (95.0) | 57 (96.6) | 64 (92.8) | 75 (90.4) |  |
 FH is more accurate | 12 (5.9) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) |  | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (7.2) | 7 (8.4) |  |
 There’s not much difference between them | 2 (1.0) | 2 (3.6) | 2 (15.4) |  | 3 (13.6) | 1 (2.5) | 2 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Whether the accuracy of DGT-guided implantation meets clinical requirements? | Â | Â | Â | 0.047* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.048* |
 Higher than clinical requirements | 29 (14.2) | 8 (14.3) | 3 (23.1) |  | 5 (22.7) | 9 (22.5) | 5 (8.5) | 11 (15.9) | 10 (12.0) |  |
 Clinical requirements have been basically met | 162 (79.4) | 36 (64.3) | 9 (69.2) |  | 11 (50.0) | 30 (75.0) | 48 (81.4) | 54 (78.3) | 64 (77.1) |  |
 Clinical requirements have not been met | 11 (5.4) | 10 (17.9) | 1 (7.7) |  | 6 (27.3) | 1 (2.5) | 5 (8.5) | 3 (4.3) | 7 (8.4) |  |
Can the use of DGTs eliminate the influence of surgical experience on accuracy | Â | Â | Â | 0.217 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.980 |
 Yes | 108 (52.9) | 23 (41.1) | 3 (23.1) |  | 9 (40.9) | 20 (50.0) | 30 (50.8) | 33 (47.8) | 42 (50.6) |  |
 No | 43 (21.1) | 12 (21.4) | 4 (30.8) |  | 5 (22.7) | 8 (20.0) | 10 (16.9) | 15 (21.7) | 21 (25.3) |  |
 Only the full-guided templates can do | 48 (23.5) | 20 (35.7) | 6 (46.2) |  | 8 (36.4) | 11 (27.5) | 18 (30.5) | 19 (27.5) | 18 (21.7) |  |
Are the extra time and economic costs of using DGTs worthwhile? | Â | Â | Â | 0.390 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.019* |
 Yes | 182 (89.2) | 49 (87.5) | 10 (76.9) |  | 15 (68.2) | 39 (97.5) | 49 (83.1) | 65 (94.2) | 73 (88.0) |  |
 No | 13 (6.4) | 6 (10.7) | 1 (7.7) |  | 5 (22.7) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (11.9) | 1 (1.4) | 7 (8.4) |  |