|
Variables
|
Presence of gingival overgrowth (n)
|
p
|
|---|
|
Yes
|
No
|
|---|
|
Sex
|
|
Girls
|
55
|
70
|
0.035
|
|
Boys
|
41
|
27
|
|
Age
|
|
9–13
|
11
|
3
|
0.18
|
|
13–19
|
56
|
39
|
|
> 20
|
29
|
55
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Caucasian
|
50
|
54
|
0.56
|
|
Maghreb
|
34
|
29
|
|
African
|
12
|
12
|
|
Asian people
|
0
|
2
|
|
General health problem
|
|
None
|
81
|
86
|
0.41
|
|
Not related to oral health
|
8
|
4
|
|
Related to oral health
|
8
|
6
|
|
Mouth breathing
|
|
Yes
|
82
|
71
|
0.04
|
|
No
|
14
|
26
|
|
Presence of plaque
|
|
None
|
5
|
19
|
0.004
|
|
Little
|
31
|
36
|
|
Visible
|
47
|
37
|
|
Large amount
|
13
|
5
|
|
Frequence of brushing
|
|
At least twice a day
|
87
|
89
|
0.89
|
|
Once a day or less
|
9
|
8
|
|
Periodontal phenotype
|
|
Thick
|
36
|
23
|
0.043
|
|
Thin
|
60
|
74
|
|
Type of bracket
|
|
Metal
|
90
|
80
|
0.021
|
|
Ceramic
|
6
|
17
|
|
Orthodontic arch
|
|
With nickel
|
26
|
35
|
0.18
|
|
Without nickel
|
70
|
62
|
|
Type of ligature
|
|
Elastomerics
|
63
|
45
|
0.0071
|
|
Metal or self-ligating
|
33
|
52
|
|
Duration of treatment
|
|
Less than 1 year
|
53
|
42
|
0.022
|
|
Between 1 and 2 years
|
47
|
20
|
|
More than 2 years
|
25
|
6
|
