Table 1.

Baseline demographic data. SD, standard deviation.

Group	Gender	n	Age, years Mean (SD)	Impacted palatal canines, n	Impacted buccal canines, n
Retention	Female	24	13.1 (1.7)	17	10
	Male	8	12.1 (1.4)	6	2
	Total	32	12.8 (1.7)	23	12
No retention	Female	15	12.9 (1.1)	14	3
	Male	16	13.0 (1.4)	15	4
	Total	31	12.9 (1.2)	29	7
Both groups	Total	63	12.9 (1.5)	52	19