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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals seeking oral urgent treatment before and after the implementation of risk assessment

From: Risk assessment for oral urgent treatment in Primary Healthcare: a cross-sectional study

 

Before implementation (N = 598)

After implementation (N = 615)

p*

% (95% CI)

 

Age (years)

n = 593

n = 600

0.307

 0–11

21.0 (17.8–24.5)

23.0 (19.7–26.5)

 

 12–19

10.8 (8.4–13.5)

11.6 (9.2–14.5)

 

 20–29

16.0 (13.1–19.2)

19.0 (15.9–22.3)

 

 30–59

45.0 (41.1–49.2)

39.0 (35.2–43.1)

 

 ≥ 60

7.1 (5.1–9.4)

7.3 (5.4–9.7)

 

Sex

n = 598

n = 615

0.758

 Female

60.9 (56.7–64.7)

60.0 (55.9–63.8)

 

 Male

39.1 (35.3–43.3)

40.0 (36.2–44.1)

 

Clinical Complaint

n = 598

n = 615

0.515

 Pain

46.4 (42.4–50.5)

43.2 (39.2–47.2)

 

 Tooth fracture

30.7 (27.0–34.6)

33.1 (29.4–37.0)

 

 Gingivitis

6.8 (5.0–9.2)

5.5 (3.9–7.6)

 

 Shedding of deciduous teeth

6.5 (4.7–8.8)

6.5 (4.7–8.7)

 

 Swelling

4.2 (2.7–6.1)

6.0 (4.3–8.2)

 

 Other

3.8 (2.4–5.7)

3.4 (2.1–5.2)

 

 Trauma

1.5 (0.7–2.8)

2.3 (1.2–3.8)

 

Diagnostic hypotheses

n = 598

n = 615

< 0.001

 Caries/pulp-related disease

80.5 (77.1–83.6)

70.1 (66.3–73.7)

< 0.001

 Periodontal disease

9.0 (6.8–11.6)

8.5 (6.4–10.9)

0.730

 Trauma

3.7 (2.3–5.5)

9.3 (7.1–11.8)

< 0.001

 Eruption

2.7 (1.5–4.3)

5.4 (3.7–7.5)

0.017

 Exfoliation

1.8 (0.9–3.3)

3.7 (2.4–5.6)

0.044

 Other

2.3 (1.3–3.9)

3.1 (1.9–4.8)

0.420

Caries risk

n = 596

n = 614

< 0.001†

 High

99.5 (98.5–99.9)

93.8 (91.6–95.6)

 

 Moderate/Low

0.5 (0.1–1.5)

6.2 (4.4–8.4)

 

Periodontal disease risk

 

n = 614

 

 High

 

14.6 (11.9–17.7)

 

 Moderate

 

85.4 (82.3–88.1)

 

Soft tissue disease risk

 

n = 614

 

 Yes

 

0.8 (0.3–1.9)

 

 No

 

99.2 (98.1–99.7)

 

Family riska

 

n = 612

 

 High

 

4.2 (2.8–6.2)

 

 Moderate

 

8.5 (6.4–11.0)

 

 Low

 

87.3 (84.4–89.8)

 

Color Riskb

 

n = 612

 

 Yellow

 

22.5 (19.2–26.0)

 

 Green

 

42.2 (38.2–46.2)

 

 Blue

 

35.3 (31.6–39.3)

 

Same day treatment offered

n = 597

n = 615

< 0.001

 Yes

9.4 (7.2–12.0)

39.9 (36.0–43.9)

 

 No

90.6 (88.0–92.8)

60.1 (56.1–64.0)

 

Future first appointment scheduled fulfilled

n = 598

n = 606

< 0.001

 Yes

20.7 (17.5–24.2)

34.9 (31.1–38.8)

 

 No

79.3 (75.8–82.5)

63.6 (59.7–67.4)

 

Treatment plan completed

n = 598

n = 606

0.022

 Yes

10.0 (7.7–12.7)

14.3 (11.6–17.4)

 

 No

90.0 (87.3–92.3)

85.7 (82.6–88.4)

 
  1. Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval
  2. *Chi-square test
  3. †Fisher’s exact test
  4. aCoelho and Savassi’s scale
  5. bYellow = treatment priority; Green = same day treatment; Blue = non urgent treatment/Future appointment scheduling