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

Table 7 Perception of when to consult an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for various conditions

Condition	Dentist	Medical doctor	P^*	Laypeople
Trauma
Broken jaw	99	100	1.000	92
Cut on the face (Laceration)	43	19	< 0.001	38
Eye bone fracture (orbit)	83	67	0.009	42
Fracture of the skull	68	23	< 0.001	39
Nose fracture	37	4	< 0.001	26
Trauma to the teeth	72	75	0.631	75
Pathology
Biopsy of a skin lesion on the face	53	19	< 0.001	25
Biopsy of oral lesions	87	80	0.182	45
Cancer of the lip	87	55	< 0.001	46
Cancer of the mouth or tongue	97	84	0.003	62
Lump in the mouth	94	81	0.005	68
Lump in the neck	63	7	< 0.001	4
Mole or lump in the face (Skin)	39	18	0.001	20
Salivary gland removal (Parotid, Submandibular)	90	31	< 0.001	53
Sinus surgery	51	7	< 0.001	14
Reconstructive surgery
Child with a cleft lip	72	31	< 0.001	44
Child with a cleft palate	88	30	< 0.001	61
Child with a cleft lip + palate	86	31	< 0.001	70
Dental implants	77	80	0.606	62
Facial reconstruction after facial trauma	69	48	0.003	34
Facial reconstruction with free flaps	47	28	0.006	33
Grafting bone in the face	75	44	< 0.001	62
Removal of wisdom teeth	87	66	< 0.001	54
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) surgery	95	90	0.179	82
Taking bone from rib/hip for intra-oral grafting	67	51	0.021	58
Cosmetic surgery
Chin correction surgery	73	56	0.012	38
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)	28	4	< 0.001	19
Face lift	24	9	0.004	2
Facial implants (Silicone or other alloplasts)	36	21	0.019	12
Fat grafting to the face	19	12	0.171	6
Hair transplant	3	0	0.246	0
Injection of Botox and fillers	11	0	0.001	2
Jaw deformities and discrepancy	93	92	0.788	85
Laser resurfacing of facial skin	6	2	0.279	2
Problem with facial appearance or asymmetry	44	43	0.887	35
Rhinoplasty (nose plastic surgery)	4	9	0.251	4

^*Statistical comparisons were performed between dentists and medical doctors only. As each group contained 100 participants, cell values represent both n and %

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