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Table 4 Reconstructive surgery

From: Knowledge, attitude, and perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty amongst healthcare professionals, and the General Public from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Country

Condition Role Plastic surgeon Ear–nose–throat Oral and maxillofacial surgeon General surgeon Others
Child with a cleft lip Dentist 25 0 72 1 2
Medical doctor 61 8 31 0 0
p  < 0.001 0.007  < 0.001 1.000 0.497
Child with a cleft palate Dentist 5 2 88 2 3
Medical doctor 51 15 30 0 4
p  < 0.001 0.002  < 0.001 0.497 1.000
Child with a cleft lip + palate Dentist 7 3 86 1 3
Medical doctor 60 9 31 0 0
p  < 0.001 0.134  < 0.001 1.000 0.246
Dental implants Dentist 1 1 77 5 16
Medical doctor 0 0 80 0 20
p 1.000 1.000 0.606 0.059 0.462
Facial reconstruction after facial trauma Dentist 30 0 69 0 1
Medical doctor 52 0 48 0 0
p 0.002 0.003 1.000
Facial reconstruction with free flaps Dentist 46 3 47 2 2
Medical doctor 72 0 28 0 0
p  < 0.001 0.246 0.006 0.497 0.497
Grafting bone in the face Dentist 21 1 75 2 1
Medical doctor 50 3 44 3 0
p  < 0.001 0.621  < 0.001 1.000 1.000
Removal of wisdom teeth Dentist 1 1 87 5 6
Medical doctor 0 0 66 0 34
p 1.000 1.000  < 0.001 0.059  < 0.001
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery Dentist 1 3 95 1 0
Medical doctor 0 10 90 0 0
p 1.000 0.082 0.179 1.000
Taking bone from rib/hip for intra-oral grafting Dentist 11 0 67 19 3
Medical doctor 30 3 51 10 6
p 0.001 0.246 0.021 0.071 0.498
  1. As each group contained 100 participants, cell values represent both n and %
  2. Column p values were generated from a Chi-square test (cell count ≥ 5) or a Fisher’s exact test (cell count < 5)