Visual complexity of dental intake forms and its association with dental treatment outcomes: A retrospective cohort study.

PLoS One · 2025 · PMC12410745 · PMID 40906708

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a marginal trendp = 0.068so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

While this difference did not reach conventional statistical significance due to the small number of cases, Fisher’s exact test indicated a marginal trend (p = 0.068, Fisher’s exact test).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.160not close (p > 0.1)

Although the observed difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.160, chi-square test), the relatively high poor outcome rate in this subgroup may suggest a trend worth exploring further in larger or more targeted datasets.

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