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Table 4 The mean difference (in mm) between the predicted values of the sum of maxillary canines and premolar teeth of the present study and those predicted from Moyers’ tables[5]for the same subjects at deferent percentiles (5 – 95%)

From: Prediction of width of un-erupted incisors, canines and premolars in a Ugandan population: A cross sectional study

Percentile probability %

Girls (n = 135)

Boys (n = 85)

Mean difference (mm)

SD

95% CI

P value

Mean difference (mm)

SD

95% CI

P value

5

−2.47

0.47

−2.77 - -2.17

<0.001

−1.61

0.08

−1.66 - -1.56

<0.001

15

−1.81

0.48

−2.12 - -1.51

<0.001

−1.09

0.07

−1.14 - -1.04

<0.001

25

−1.44

0.49

−1.75 - -1.12

<0.001

−0.79

0.07

−0.84 - -0.74

<0.001

35

−1.14

0.49

−1.45 - -0.82

<0.001

−0.54

0.09

−0.59 - -0.48

<0.001

50

−0.74

0.49

−1.05 - -0.42

<0.001

−0.20

0.06

−0.25 - -0.16

<0.001

65

−0.33

0.50

−0.65 - -0.01

0.044

0.11

0.08

0.06 - 0.16

0.001

75

−0.02

0.49

−0.34 - 0.29

0.865

−1.30

5.73

−4.96 - 2.36

0.451

85

0.34

0.51

0.01 - 0.66

0.041

0.67

0.10

0.60 - 0.74

<0.001

95

−0.67

5.94

−4.45 - 3.10

0.702

1.20

0.10

1.14 - 1.27

<0.001

  1. CI, Confidence interval; SD, Standard deviation.