Table 4

Results of psychomotor tests for dentists and controls

JobMeanSDp ValueCorrected p value
Simple reaction time (ms):
    Dentist28441
    Control28446 0.94
Number vigilance (ms):
    Dentist45966
    Control41945<0.001<0.01
Choice reaction time (ms):
    Dentist42344
    Control43761 0.016 0.13
Spatial memory (ms):
    Dentist997229
    Control966268 0.26
Memory scanning (ms):
    Dentist892188
    Control819173<0.001<0.01
Word recognition (ms):
    Dentist926209
    Control872180 0.013 0.11
Word recall (number correct):
    Dentist7.01.8
    Control7.21.8 0.23
Delayed word recall (number correct):
    Dentist5.72.0
    Control5.82.0 0.69