Table 2 Distribution of the tweets according to the type of dental treatment needed for both dental needs and advice in 2019 and 2020
From: Pattern of dental needs and advice on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
n (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 2020 | |||
Dental needs | Esthetics | 47 (12.8) | 46 (7.6) | 0.004* |
Dental | 54 (14.7) | 79 (13.1) | ||
Surgical | 74 (20.1) | 96 (15.9) | ||
Undefined | 193 (52.4) | 381 (63.3) | ||
Total | 368 (100) | 602(100) | ||
Dental advice | Esthetics | 14 (6.2) | 14 (12.5) | 0.014* |
Dental | 22 (9.7) | 12 (10.7) | ||
Surgical | 77 (33.9) | 21 (18.8) | ||
Undefined | 114 (50.2) | 65 (58.0) | ||
Total | 227 (100) | 112 (100) | ||