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Table 2 Association between sex, birthplace and number of teeth with caries-related treatment needs

From: Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study

  

N

Number of Teeth in Need of Restorations

Number of Teeth in Need of RCT

Number of Teeth in Need of Extractions

  

Mean (SD)

p-Valuea

Mean (SD)

p-Valuea

Mean (SD)

p-value*

Sex

Female

1,968

1.131 (1.9129)

< 0.001

0.340 (0.2712)

< 0.001

0.02 (0.152)

0.001

Male

19,084

1.592 (2.2634)

0.566 (0.3103)

0.04 (0.257)

Birthplace

Israel

19,417

1.544 (2.2336)

0.282

0.0530 (0.3036)

0.009

0.04 (0.249)

0.572

Other

1,635

1.603 (2.27613)

0.0722 (0.344)

0.04 (0.246)

Total

21,052

1.556 (2.237)

 

0.055 (0.307)

 

0.04 (0.249)

 
  1. RCT: Root canal treatment.
  2. *Mann-Whitney Test