Experiences of Dental Care and Dental Anxiety in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Table 3

Dental experiences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and controls.

More than one experience of	ASD	Control		value
	(%)	(%)
Pain during dental treatment^a	33/46 (70)	30/67 (45)	6.8	0.009^#
Insufficient local anaesthesia	20/47 (43)	14/67 (21)	14.7	0.001^#
Pain during other medical treatment	27/47 (57)	11/67 (16)	20.9	<0.001^#
A feeling of being forced to dental treatment one was not prepared for	10/46 (22)	2/67 (3)	10.1	0.003^a

^# test and ^aFischer’s exact test.