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. 2021 Jan 14;38:38. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.38.21422

Table 2.

dental appearance and tooth colour among gender

Variable Gender X2 P Value
Male Female
n % n %
Satisfied with teeth appearance YES 89 61.4 179 69.1 2.489 0.115
NO 56 38.6 80 30.9
Satisfied with tooth colour YES 95 65.1 163 62.7 0.228 0.633
NO 51 34.9 97 37.3
Felt teeth were crowded YES 27 19.6 40 15.7 0.953 0.329
NO 111 80.4 215 84.3
Felt teeth were poorly set YES 41 28.3 67 25.9 0.275 0.600
NO 104 71.7 192 74.1
Felt front teeth were protruding /bulging YES 23 16.4 35 13.8 0.505 0.478
NO 117 83.6 219 86.2
Felt dental caries/holes in teeth YES 39 26.7 42 16.2 6.527 0.011
NO 107 73.3 218 83.8
Had non aesthetic restoration in the anterior teeth YES 11 7.60 16 5.8 0.294 0.588
NO 133 92.4 241 94.2
Perceived fractured front teeth YES 32 21.9 38 14.5 3.626 0.057
NO 114 78.1 224 85.5
Had missing front teeth YES 18 12.3 22 8.4 1.607 0.205
NO 128 87.7 239 91.6
Wish to restore back fractured teeth YES 95 67.4 170 68.0 0.016 0.899
NO 46 32.6 80 32.0
Do you know discoloured teeth can be whitened YES 113 79.0 207 82.5 0.710 0.399
NO 30 21.0 44 17.5
Wish to undergo orthodontic treatment YES 60 46.2 83 35.6 3.876 0.049
NO 70 53.8 150 64.4
Wish to undergo tooth whitening treatment YES 89 63.1 142 57.5 1.181 0.277
NO 52 36.9 105 42.5
Wish to have dental crown if needed YES 43 32.6 63 28.1 0.787 0.375
NO 89 67.4 161 71.9
Wish to have tooth colour fillings YES 51 37.5 75 32.1 1.137 0.286
NO 85 62.5 159 67.9
Wish to have missing teeth replaced YES 46 33.8 65 27.8 1.497 0.221
NO 90 66.2 169 72.2