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Table 2: Sex-wise prevalence of oral habit
| Sl. no. | Type of habit |
Males (n = 540) |
Females (n = 460) |
p-value | |||||
| 1. | Digit sucking | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ― | |||||
| 2. | Tongue thrusting | 100 (10%) | 80 (8%) | > 0.05 (NS) | |||||
| 3. | Mouth breathing | 90 (9%) | 80 (8%) | > 0.05 (NS) | |||||
| 4. | Bruxism | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ― | |||||
| 5. | Lip biting | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ― | |||||
| 6. | Nail biting | 10 (1%) | 20 (2%) | < 0.05 (S) |
NS: Not significant; S: Significant
