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. 2011 Dec 22;6(12):e28387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028387

Table 1. Dentition features in the Arara-Iriri and Arara-Laranjal groups for deciduous, mixed and permanent dentition.

Iriri Village Laranjal Village
Deciduous n = 8 (17.4%) Mixed n = 15 (32.6%) Permanent n = 23 (50%) TOTAL n = 46 (100%) Deciduous n = 34 (26.2%) Mixed n = 38 (29.2%) Permanent n = 58 (44.6%) TOTAL n = 130 (100%) PR p-value
Normal X Malocclusion 1.86***
Normal 5 (62.5%) 4 (26.7%) 8 (34.8%) 17 (37.0%) 28 (82.4%) 21 (55.3%) 37 (63.8%) 86 (66.2%)
Malocclusion 3 (37.5%) 11 (73.3%) 15 (65.2%) 29 (63.0%) 6 (17.6%) 17 (44.7%) 21 (36.2%) 44 (33.8%)
Malocclusion Classif.
Class I 1 (12.5%) 1 (6.7%) 2 (8.7%) 4 (8.7%) 3 (8.8%) 9 (23.7%) 11 (19.0%) 23 (17.7%) 0.58 ns
Class II 1 (12.5%) 4 (24.7%) 5 (21.7%) 10 (21.7%) 2 (5.9%) 7 (18.4%) 5 (8.6%) 14 (10.8%) 2.0*
Class III 1 (12.5%) 6 (40%) 8 (34.8%) 15 (32.6%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.6%) 5 (8.6%) 7 (5.4%) 6.1***
Malocclusion Type
Overbite 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.9%) 4 (10.5%) 0 (0.0%) 5 (3.9%) ns
Open bite 1 (12.5%) 4 (26.7%) 9 (39.1%) 14 (23.9%) 2 (5.9%) 5 (13.2%) 8 (13.8%) 15 (11.5%) 2.64**
Overjet 1 (12.5%) 2 (13.3%) 3 (15.8%) 6 (14.3%) 1 (2.9%) 2 (5.2%) 2 (3.4%) 5 (3.9%) 3.39*
Anterior Crossbite 1 (12.5%) 7 (46.7%) 8 (34.8%) 16 (30.4%) 2 (5.9%) 3 (7.9%) 11 (19.0%) 16 (12.3%) 2.83***
Posterior Crossbite 1 (12.5%) 3 (20.0%) 1 (5.3%) 5 (11.9%) 1 (2.9%) 1 (2.6%) 1 (1.7%) 3 (2.3%) 4.71*
Midline deviation NA 0 (0.0%) 6 (26.1%) 6 (15.8%) NA 4 (10.5%) 9 (15.5%) 13 (13.6%) 1.17 ns
Crowding NA 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) NA 9 (23.7%) 11 (19.0%) 20 (20.8%) **
Spacing NA 1 (6.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.6%) NA 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) ns

PR = Prevalence Ratio.

PR Not computed (zero)/p-value for NA = Not available (ns) = not significant;

*

P<.05;

**

P<.01;

***

P<.001.