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Table 6 Association between the level of education (students vs. interns) and management of bleeding during cementation

From: Knowledge of Saudi dental students and interns towards luting cements and their applications in fixed prosthodontics

Participant

Management of bleeding during cementation

Total

Test of sig* (P-value)

Repeat temporary cementation and delay final cementation

Yes

No

Undergraduate students N (%)

111 (22.5%)

382 (77.5%)

493

0.017**

Interns N (%)

44 (33.1%)

89 (66.9%)

133

Ferric sulfate

Undergraduate students N (%)

269 (54.6%)

224 (45.4%)

493

0.845

Interns N (%)

71 (53.4%)

62 (46.6%)

133

Adrenaline

Undergraduate students N (%)

147 (29.8%)

346 (70.2%)

493

0.021**

Interns N (%)

26 (19.5%)

107 (80.5%)

133

Aluminum chloride

  

Undergraduate students N (%)

65 (13.2%)

428 (86.8%)

493

< 0.001**

Interns N (%)

4 (3%)

129 (97%)

133

  1. * Chi-square
  2. ** Statistical significant