Table 2.
The descriptive statistics for the prevalence of tooth discoloration, pulp obliteration, and taurodontism in different variant types.
| Variant | Median | Mean±SD | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooth discoloration | |||
| α1 haploinsufficiency | 0 | 0.019±0.13 | −0.0 – 0.04 |
| Helical α.1.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.48±0.48 | 0.39 – 0.59 |
| Helical α.2.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.39±0.49 | 0.33– 0.45 |
| Splice-site | 0 | 0.69±0.38 | 0.02 – 0.11 |
| C-propeptide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulp obliteration | |||
| α1 haploinsufficiency | 0 | 0.08±0.26 | 0.02 – 0.10 |
| Helical α.1.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.18±0.39 | 0.11 – 0.25 |
| Helical α.2.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.18±0.38 | 0.13 – 0.23 |
| Splice-site | 0 | 0.13±0.33 | 0.07 – 0.18 |
| C-propeptide | 0 | 0.22±0.41 | .06 – 1.93 |
| Taurodontism | |||
| α1 haploinsufficiency | 0 | 0.04±0.20 | 0.01 – 0.06 |
| Helical α.1.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.08±0.28 | 0.03 – 0.13 |
| Helical α.2.Gly. substitution | 0 | 0.01±0.08 | −0.00 – 0.02 |
| Splice-site | 0 | 0.96±0.32 | 0.06 – 0.18 |
| C-propeptide | 0 | 0.04±0.21 | −0.02 – 0.11 |
Mean and standard deviation (SD), and the confidence interval (CI), were calculated based on the number of affected teeth/patient.