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Table 2 Association between CBCT indications and gender

From: Indications and use of cone beam computed tomography in children and young individuals in a university-based dental hospital

CBCT indications

Total

Female

Male

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

p

Malocclusion and dentofacial anomaly

192

28.7

121

63.0

71

37.0

0.005*

Dental anomaly

13

1.9

6

46.2

7

53.8

0.539

Localization of impacted tooth

113

16.9

68

60.2

45

39.8

0.186

Cysts and other bone pathology

134

20.1

64

47.8

70

52.2

0.077

Facial trauma

18

2.7

3

16.7

15

83.3

0.001*

Dental trauma

18

2.7

5

27.8

13

72.2

0.021*

Cleft lip and palate

21

3.1

10

47.6

11

52.4

0.517

Temporomandibular joint pathology

20

3.0

15

75.0

5

25.0

0.062

Localization of foreign object

1

0.1

1

100

0

0

-

Supernumerary tooth

76

11.4

32

42.1

44

57.9

0.020*

Root resorption

12

1.8

4

33.3

8

66.7

0.136

Implant planning

19

2.8

16

84.2

3

15.8

0.008*

Endodontic assessment

28

4.2

16

57.1

12

42.9

0.778

Periodontal assessment

3

0.4

1

33.3

2

66.7

-

**Total (N = 668 indications)

668

100

362

54.2

306

45.8

 
  1. Pearson’s chi-square test, *Statistically significant = p < 0.05, ** Multiple indications may be selected in a patient