Research Article
Medical Conditions, Oral Health Practices, and Barriers to Treatment among Patients Visiting a Teaching Dental Hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Table 5
Comparison of reasons for visiting the dental hospital between healthy and medically compromised patients (N = 1502).
| | Reasons for visiting a dental hospital | Total N (%) | Healthy N (%) | Medically compromised N (%) | P value |
| | Periodontal problems | | Yes | 194 (12.9) | 149 (76.8) | 45 (23.2) | 0.393 | | No | 1308 (87.1) | 967 (73.9) | 341 (26.1) |
| | Fillings (tooth restorations) | | Yes | 325 (21.6) | 240 (73.8) | 85 (26.2) | 0.832 | | No | 1177 (78.4) | 876 (74.4) | 301 (25.6) |
| | Braces (orthodontics) | | Yes | 75 (5) | 53 (70.7) | 22 (29.3) | 0.460 | | No | 1427 (95) | 1063 (74.5) | 364 (25.5) |
| | Oral surgery | | Yes | 130 (8.7) | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 0.335 | | No | 1372 (91.3) | 1024 (74.6) | 348 (25.4) |
| | Crowns and bridges | | Yes | 102 (6.8) | 69 (67.6) | 33 (32.4) | 0.111 | | No | 1400 (93.2) | 1047 (74.8) | 353 (25.2) |
| | Root canal treatment | | Yes | 133 (8.9) | 101 (75.9) | 32 (24.1) | 0.651 | | No | 1369 (91.1) | 1015 (74.1) | 354 (25.9) |
| | Dentures | | Yes | 94 (6.3) | 73 (77.7) | 21 (22.3) | 0.441 | | No | 1408 (93.7) | 1043 (74.1) | 365 (25.9) |
| | Oral lesions | | Yes | 189 (12.6) | 133 (70.4) | 56 (29.6) | 0.186 | | No | 1313 (87.4) | 983 (74.9) | 330 (25.1) |
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