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Table 3 Malocclusion, caries, oral hygiene and gingivitis profile of study participants (N = 495)

From: Association between malocclusion, caries and oral hygiene in children 6 to 12 years old resident in suburban Nigeria

Variables

Caries present

n = 74

Caries absent

n = 421

P value

Good oral hygiene

N = 195

N (%)

Fair/poor oral hygiene

N = 300

N (%)

P value

Mild gingivitis

N = 361

N (%)

Moderate/Severe gingivitis

N = 134

N (%)

P value

Total

N = 495

N (%)

Age

 6–12 years

74 (14.9%)

421 (85.1%)

 

195 (39.4%)

300 (60.6%)

 

361 (72.9%)

134 (27.1%)

 

495 (100%)

Sex

 Male

30 (40.5%)

212 (50.4%)

0.119

89 (45.6%)

153 (51.0%)

0.244

175 (48.5%)

67 (50.0%)

0.763

242 (48.9%)

 Female

44 (59.5%)

209 (49.6%)

106 (54.4%)

147 (49.0%)

186 (51.5%)

67 (50.0%)

253 (51.1%)

Crowding

 Present

25 (33.8%)

92 (21.9%)

0.026

50 (25.6%)

67 (22.3%)

0.397

93 (25.8%)

24 (17.9%)

0.068

117 (12.6%)

 Absent

49 (66.2%)

329 (78.1%)

145 (74.4%)

233 (77.7%)

268 (74.2%)

110 (82.1%)

378 (76.4%)

Spacing

 Present

45 (60.8%)

252 (59.9%)

0.877

119 (61.0%)

178 (59.3%)

0.707

210 (58.2%)

87 (64.9%)

0.173

297 (60.0%)

 Absent

29 (39.2%)

169 (40.1%)

76 (39.0%)

122 (40.7%)

151 (41.8%)

47 (35.1%)

198 (40.0%)

Increased overjet

 Present

14 (18.9%)

77 (18.3%)

0.897

37 (19.0%)

54 (18.0%)

0.785

55 (15.2%)

36 (26.9%)

0.003

91 (18.4%)

 Absent

60 (81.1%)

344 (81.7%)

158 (81.0%)

246 (82.0%)

306 (84.8%)

98 (73.1%)

404 (81.6%)

Reverse overjet

 Present

3 (4.1%)

21 (5.0%)

0.724

9 (4.6%)

15 (5.0%)

0.846

20 (5.5%)

4 (3.0%)

0.218

24 (4.8%)

 Absent

71 (95.9%)

400 (95.0%)

186 (95.4%)

285 (95.0%)

341 (94.5%)

130 (97.0%)

471 (95.2%)

Anterior open bite

 Present

2 (2.7%)

19 (4.5%)

0.451

8 (4.1%)

13 (4.3%)

0.901

10 (2.8%)

11 (8.2%)

0.008

21 (4.2%)

 Absent

72 (97.3%)

402 (95.5%)

187 (95.9%)

287 (95.7%)

351 (97.2%)

123 (91.8%)

474 (95.8%)

Increased overbite

 Present

2 (2.7%)

20 (4.8%)

0.402

7 (3.6%)

15 (5.0%)

0.457

19 (5.3%)

3 (2.2%)

0.121

22 (4.4%)

 Absent

72 (97.3%)

401 (95.2%)

188 (96.4%)

263(95.0%)

342 (94.7%)

131 (97.8%)

473 (95.6%)

Buccal crossbite

 Present

5 (6.8%)

7 (1.7%)

0.009

3 (1.5%)

9 (3.0%)

0.287

9 (2.5%)

3 (2.2%)

0.869

12 (2.4%)

 Absent

69 (93.2%)

414 (98.3%)

192 (98.5%)

291 (97.0%)

352 (97.5%)

131 (97.8%)

483 (97.6%)

Lingual crossbite

 Present

2 (2.7%)

7 (1.7%)

0.559

1 (0.5%)

8 (2.7%)

0.159

8 (2.2%)

1 (0.7%)

0.236

9 (1.8%)

 Absent

72 (97.3%)

414 (98.3%)

194 (99.5%)

292 (97.3%)

353 (97.8%)

133 (99.3%)

486 (98.2%)