Table 3 Association between qualitative dental arch parameters and tonsillar grade
From: How palatine tonsil grades shape the architecture of dental arches: a cross-sectional study
Parameter | Grade 0, n=12 (14.6%) | Grade 1, n=23 (28%) | Grade 2, n=22 (26.8%) | Grade 3, n=17 (20.7%) | Grade 4, n=8 (9.8%) | X2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | p | Phi (φ) | |
Angle Class molar relationship | ||||||||||||
I | 12 | 32.4 | 14 | 37.8 | 11 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <0.001 | 0.936 |
II | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 11 | 29.7 | 17 | 45.9 | 8 | 21.6 | ||
III | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Overbite | ||||||||||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.378 |
No | 12 | 16.2 | 21 | 28.4 | 16 | 21.6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 10.8 | ||
Open bite | ||||||||||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21.4 | 14 | 50 | 8 | 28.6 | <0.001 | 0.793 |
No | 12 | 22.2 | 23 | 42.6 | 16 | 29.6 | 3 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Overjet | ||||||||||||
Yes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26.5 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 23.5 | <0.001 | 0.856 |
No | 12 | 25 | 23 | 47.9 | 13 | 27.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||