Table 3 Poisson regression comparing the impact of orthodontic aligners (G1) and conventional fixed appliance (G2) on physical pain and the total score of OHIP-14
From: Impact of treament with orthodontic aligners on the oral health-related quality of life
Physical pain | Total score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-adjusted | Adjusted | Non-adjusted | Adjusted | |||||
OR (95% CI) | p value* | OR (95% CI) | p value* | OR (95% CI) | p value* | OR (95% CI) | p value* | |
Type of orthodontic device | ||||||||
G1 G2 | 1 1.48 (1.15–1.89) | 0.002 | 1 1.39 (1.03–1.89) | 0.031 | 1 1.38 (0.98–1.96) | 0.064 | 1 1.24 (0.68–2.25) | 0.472 |
Sex | ||||||||
Female Male | 1 1.10 (0.86–1.42) | 0.423 | 1 1.01 (0.78–1.30) | 0.934 | 1 1.00 (0.71–1.40) | 0.998 | 1 1.05 (0.73–1.53) | 0.766 |
Family income | ||||||||
≤3 MW >3 MW | 1 0.70 (0.54–0.89) | 0.005 | 1 0.75 (1.02–0.54) | 0.076 | 1 0.70 (0.50–0.99) | 0.047 | 1 0.75 (0.42–1.36) | 0.356 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.812 | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.582 | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.155 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.356 | |
Treatment time (months) | ||||||||
1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.473 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.114 | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.423 | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.399 | |