Table 5.

Comparison between orthodontists and general dentists in malocclusion treatment

	Orthodontists (%)	General dentists (%)	P value*
Treated cases
(n = 143) Class I spacing	76	70	0.4726
(n = 165) Class I crowding	91	68	0.0002
(n = 118) Class I deep bite	64	51	0.1460
(n = 90) Class I open bite	51	32	0.0462
(n = 105) Class II deep bite	57	46	0.2190
(n = 63) Class II open bite	34	27	0.3907
(n = 46) Class III deep bite	25	19	0.4132
(n = 38) Class III open bite	22	11	0.1232
Crowding (mm) (n = 185)			0.9878
(n = 48) 1–3 mm	25	28
(n = 91) 4–6 mm	50	47
(n = 24) 7–9 mm	13	13
(n = 22) > 10 mm	12	13

*P value from chi-squared tests