Table 1 Bivariate analysis of the associations between desire for orthodontic treatment and types of malocclusion using the chi-square test
Desire for orthodontic treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | P value | |
Malocclusion | |||
Absent | 71 (34.6) | 134 (65.4) | <0.001C |
Present | 15 (7.6) | 182 (92.4) | |
Missing tooth | |||
None | 87 (22.4) | 302 (77.6) | 0.047F |
One or more | 0 (0.0) | 14 (100.0) | |
Anterior open bite | |||
< 2 mm | 84 (22.8) | 284 (77.2) | 0.050C |
> 2 mm | 3 (8.6) | 32 (91.4) | |
Crowding | |||
Without crowding | 51 (36.7) | 88 (63.3) | |
One crowded segment | 28 (19.9) | 113 (80.1) | <0.001C |
Two crowded segments | 8 (6.5) | 115 (93.5) | |
Upper anterior crowding | |||
< 2 mm | 70 (32.3) | 147 (67.7) | <0.001C |
> 2 mm | 17 (9.1) | 169 (90.9) | |
Lower anterior crowding | |||
< 2 mm | 46 (29.7) | 109 (70.3) | 0.002C |
> 2 mm | 41 (16.5) | 207 (83.5) | |
Anterior segment spacing | |||
None | 70 (22.4) | 243 (77.6) | 0.480C |
One or two segments | 17 (18.9) | 73 (81.1) | |
Median diastema | |||
< 2 mm | 79 (21.9) | 281 (78.1) | 0.615C |
> 2 mm | 8 (18.6) | 35 (81.4) | |
Anterior maxillary overjet | |||
< 4 mm | 81 (25.4) | 238 (74.6) | <0.001C |
> 4 mm | 6 (7.1) | 78 (92.9) | |
Anterior mandibular overjet | |||
No | 85 (22.3) | 297 (77.7) | 0.273F |
Yes | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.5) | |
Molar relation | |||
Normal | 68 (27.0) | 184 (73.0) | 0.002 C |
Half cuspid | 17 (12.2) | 122 (87.8) | |
One cuspid | 1 (9.1) | 10 (90.9) | |