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. 2022 Apr 9;22:117. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02151-z

Table 2.

Distribution of studied risk factors between the cases and controls

Questions Supernumerary cases Controls P value
Yes % No % Yes % No %
Was the child breast fed? 108 90 12 10 120 100 0 0 0.0004*
Was the drinking water being mineral water? 12 10 108 90 0 0 120 100 0.0004*
Has the child been subjected to any sort of severe infection (oral infections such as gingivitis or abscess) in the first two years of his life? 6 5 114 95 0 0 120 100 0.0131*
Was the child under chemotherapy? 6 5 114 95 0 0 120 100 0.0131*
Has the child been subjected to traumatic Dental Injury (TDI) in the first 2 years? 18 15 102 85 12 10 108 90 0.2416
Did the child play with mobile phones or any other electronics? 18 15 102 85 36 30 84 70 0.0054*
Does the child live besides any center of radiation? 0 0 120 100 0 0 120 100 1.00
Does the child live besides any agriculture fields? 0 0 120 100 30 25 90 75  < 0.0001*
Does the child live besides industrial area? 0 0 120 100 12 10 108 90 0.0004*
Are the mother and father relatives (first-degree consanguine or second-degree consanguine)? 24 20 96 80 18 15 102 85 0.3081
Any other relatives with such problem? 0 0 120 100 0 0 120 100 1.00
Does any of the parents’ smoke? 72 60 48 40 66 55 54 45 0.4334
Does any of the parents take drugs? 0 0 120 100 0 0 120 100 1.00
Was the mother using medications or did she suffer from illness during pregnancy? 30 25 90 75 6 5 114 95  < 0.0001*
Was there a previous history of neoplastic disease in the family? 72 60 48 40 6 5 114 95  < 0.0001*

*Statistically significant