Table 2.
Questions | Supernumerary cases | Controls | P value | ||||||
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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