Table 2 |
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Case-mix in relation to seniority of surgeon |
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| Category |
Description |
Surgeon |
X2 (df) |
P-value |
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| Resident n (%) |
Specialist n (%) |
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|
|
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| Patient gender |
Male |
215 (41.5) |
286 (50.3) |
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| Female |
303 (58.5) |
283 (49.7) |
8.37 (1) |
0.004 |
|
| Degree of impaction of 3rd molar |
Fully erupted |
60 (11.6) |
44 (7.7) |
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| Partially erupted |
424 (81.9) |
433 (76.1) |
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| Fully impacted |
34 (6.6) |
92 (16.2) |
26.92 (2) |
<0.001 |
|
| Proximity to inferior alveolar nerve |
> 2 mm |
103 (19.9) |
141 (24.8) |
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| <= 2 mm |
415 (80.1) |
428 (75.2) |
3.73 (1) |
0.053 |
|
| Patient age group |
17–20 years |
139 (26.8) |
156 (27.4) |
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| 21–25 years |
257 (49.6) |
273 (48.0) |
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| 26–30 years |
77 (14.9) |
75 (13.2) |
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| 31+ years |
45 (8.7) |
65 (11.4) |
2.74 (3) |
0.434 |
|
| Total number of cases treated |
518 (100.0) |
569 (100.0) |
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Jerjes et al. Head & Face Medicine 2006 2:14 doi:10.1186/1746-160X-2-14 |
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