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Figure 1 | Tobacco Induced Diseases

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From: The role of tobacco use on dental care and oral disease severity within community dental clinics in Japan

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Analyses of the differences in dental care between current smokers and non-smokers. Analyses in the present study were conducted in two phases, namely difference in the distribution of treated diseases or encounters (phase 1 analysis), and stage of disease progression (phase 2 analysis). When a significant difference was detected in overall distribution (a), five additional 2 × 2 contingency tables were prepared to estimate which group of treated diseases and encounters contributed to the difference in distribution by smoking status (b).

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