Table 4.
Frequency and Percentage of Impact by Gender in OHIP-14 Daily Activity
| OHIP-14 Daily Activity | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Bite N=19 | Deep Bite N=39 | p-value | Open Bite N=21 | Deep Bite N=30 | p-value | |
| Q1-Had problems pronouncing words | 10 (52.6) | 14 (35.9) | 0.225 | 11 (52.4) | 9 (30.0) | 0.107 |
| Q2-Felt that the sense of taste worsened | 2 (10.5) | 7 (17.9) | 0.703 | 6 (28.6) | 3 (10.0) | 0.136 |
| Q3-Had painful aching in the mouth | 11 (57.9) | 12 (30.8) | 0.047* | 14 (66.7) | 14 (46.7) | 0.253 |
| Q4-Found it uncomfortable to eat any food | 9 (47.4) | 11 (28.2) | 0.239 | 14 (66.7) | 11 (36.7) | 0.048* |
| Q5-Had been self-conscious | 15 (78.9) | 18 (46.2) | 0.018* | 16 (76.2) | 18 (60.0) | 0.227 |
| Q6-Felt tense | 9 (47.4) | 17 (43.6) | 0.786 | 13 (61.9) | 18 (60.0) | 0.891 |
| Q7-Had an unsatisfactory diet | 6 (31.6) | 6 (15.4) | 0.153 | 7 (33.3) | 7 (23.3) | 0.431 |
| Q8-Had to interrupt meals | 3 (15.8) | 5 (12.8) | 0.758 | 6 (28.6) | 6 (20.0) | 0.518 |
| Q9-Found it difficult to relax | 7 (36.8) | 7 (17.9) | 0.189 | 9 (42.9) | 13 (43.3) | 0.973 |
| Q10-Had been a bit embarrassed | 14 (73.7) | 19 (48.7) | 0.094 | 16 (76.2) | 11 (36.7) | 0.005* |
| Q11-Had been irritable with other people | 4 (21.1) | 9 (23.1) | 0.862 | 10 (47.6) | 6 (20.0) | 0.036* |
| Q12-Had difficulty doing usual jobs | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) | 0.615 | 5 (23.8) | 4 (13.3) | 0.334 |
| Q13-Felt that life in general was less satisfactory | 7 (36.8) | 16 (41.0) | 0.760 | 11 (52.4) | 11 (36.7) | 0.265 |
| Q14-Had been totally unable to function | 3 (15.8) | 5 (12.8) | 0.758 | 4 (19.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0.214 |
Note: *p-value < 0.05.
Abbreviation: OHIP-14, oral health impact profile tool with 14 items.