Table 1.
Demographic data and clinical characteristics of study participants.
| Categorical variables | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 98 | 65.30 |
| Female | 52 | 34.70 | |
| Occlusion stage | Primary dentition | 49 | 32.70 |
| Mixed dentition | 101 | 67.30 | |
| Age (years) | 4–6 | 57 | 38.00 |
| 7–9 | 58 | 38.70 | |
| 10–13 | 35 | 23.30 | |
| Temporomandibular Joint | Normal | 139 | 92.70 |
| Not normal | 11 | 7.30 | |
| Occlusal classification of intermolar relationship | Class I | 60 | 40.00 |
| Class II | 16 | 10.70 | |
| Class III | 5 | 3.30 | |
| Straight line | 12 | 8.00 | |
| Mesial step | 47 | 31.30 | |
| Distal step | 10 | 6.70 | |
| Mallampati score | I | 51 | 34.00 |
| II | 44 | 29.30 | |
| III | 24 | 16.00 | |
| IV | 31 | 20.70 | |
| DMFT + dmft | 00 | 30 | 20.00 |
| 1–2 | 18 | 12.00 | |
| 3–4 | 22 | 14.70 | |
| > 5 | 80 | 53.30 | |
| Gingivitis | Yes | 41 | 27.30 |
| No | 109 | 72.70 | |
N, number of children; %, percentage of children; DMFT, mean number of decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth; dmft, mean number of decayed, missing, and filled primary teeth.