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Table 6 General public (laypersons)

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

Plastic surgeon

Ear–nose–throat

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon

General surgeon

Others

Broken jaw

0

2

92

0

6

Cut on the face (Laceration)

53

0

38

5

4

Eye bone fracture (orbit)

10

6

42

18

24

Fracture of the skull

3

1

39

30

27

Nose fracture

9

60

26

1

4

Trauma to the teeth

1

3

75

2

19

Biopsy of a skin lesion on the face

19

3

25

41

12

Biopsy of oral lesions

4

19

45

14

18

Cancer of the lip

8

7

46

18

21

Cancer of the mouth or tongue

0

17

62

4

17

Lump in the mouth

0

7

68

10

15

Lump in the neck

5

31

4

38

22

Mole or lump in the face (Skin)

58

1

20

14

7

Salivary gland removal (Parotid, Submandibular)

0

17

53

19

11

Sinus surgery

0

80

14

4

2

Child with a cleft lip

34

8

44

10

4

Child with a cleft palate

6

18

61

11

4

Child with a cleft lip + palate

9

12

70

5

4

Dental implants

1

7

62

1

29

Facial reconstruction after facial trauma

58

2

34

1

5

Facial reconstruction with free flaps

53

2

33

4

8

Grafting bone in the face

20

4

62

8

6

Removal of wisdom teeth

0

6

54

4

36

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) surgery

3

2

82

8

5

Taking bone from rib/hip for intra-oral grafting

13

3

58

17

9

Chin correction surgery

55

3

38

0

4

Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty)

53

12

19

3

13

Face lift

92

1

2

0

5

Facial implants (Silicone or other alloplasts)

79

4

12

0

5

Fat grafting to the face

88

1

6

1

4

Hair transplant

82

2

0

1

15

Injection of Botox and fillers

90

2

2

0

6

Jaw deformities and discrepancy

5

2

85

2

6

Laser resurfacing of facial skin

89

1

2

0

8

Problem with facial appearance or asymmetry

59

1

35

1

4

Rhinoplasty (Nose plastic surgery)

72

19

4

1

4

  1. As the group contained 100 participants, cell values represent both n and %