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Table 4 Deleterious habits by type of sagittal dental malocclusion in patients aged 6–12 years

From: Deleterious oral habits related to vertical, transverse and sagittal dental malocclusion in pediatric patients

 

Class I (n = 75)

Class II Div 1 (n = 30)

Class II Div 2 (n = 14)

Class III (n = 31)

p

Atypical swallowing

15

17

4

13

0.002*

Onychophagia

24

8

4

11

0.893*

Thumb sucking

9

1

4

3

0.118

Labial sucking

2

5

0

1

0.039

Mouth breathing

3

4

0

0

0.088

Mixed breathing

38

18

4

17

0.265*

Anteroposition

48

22

8

10

0.006*

Retroposition

1

0

0

5

0.010

  1. *Chi-Square Test. Fisher's Exact Test