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. 2023 Mar;57(1):22–31. doi: 10.15644/asc57/1/3

Table 4. Dental conditions.

Dental condition N (total) % (total) Children/adults % of children p *
Caries 775 95.7 400/375 51.6 0.001
Radix relicta 308 38.0 170/138 55.2 0.031
Chronic apical periodontitis 210 25.9 103/107 49.0
Gingivitis and parodontitis 61 7.5 16/45 26.2 <0.001
Impacted/retained tooth 18 2.2 8/10 44.4
Abscess 17 2.1 7/10 41.2
Gingival enlargement 16 2.0 7/9 43.8
Radicular cyst 13 1.6 8/5 61.5
Tooth fracture 12 1.5 7/5 58.3
Dental deposits 8 1.0 1/7 12.5
Diseases of the pulp and periapical tissues 8 1.0 5/3 1.2
Anomalies of tooth position 1 0.1 0/1 0.0
Children - subjects aged <18; N –frequency; % - percentage; p – significance level; * bold – significant difference between children and adults