Table 5.
Comparison of TPI and CPITN scores.
| TPI cassification | Periodontal treatment need | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN(0) | TN(I) | TN(II) | TN(III) | ||
| Normal occlusion | |||||
| n | 112 | 112 | 70 | 11 | 305 |
| % | 36.8% | 36.8% | 22.8% | 3.6% | 100% |
| Slight malocclusion | |||||
| n | 135 | 113 | 77 | 19 | 344 |
| % | 39.3% | 32.9% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 100.0% |
| Definite malocclusion | |||||
| n | 47 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 132 |
| % | 35.8% | 34.3% | 25.3% | 4.5% | 100.0% |
| Severe malocclusion | |||||
| n | 5 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| % | 14.3% | 54.3% | 28.6% | 2.9% | 100.0% |
| Very severe malocclusion | |||||
| n | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| % | 31.8% | 27.3% | 31.8% | 9.1% | 100.0% |
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| Total | |||||
| n | 306 | 294 | 197 | 39 | 836 |
| % | 36.6% | 35.3% | 23.4% | 4.6% | 100.0% |
X 2 = 19.22, P = 0.257, P > 0.05.