Table 5.
The occlusion status in foundling, delinquent and mainstream children groups according to the Dental Aesthetic Index.
| Details | Occlusion Status | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal or minor malocclusion | Definitive malocclusion | Severe malocclusion | Very severe malocclusion | |||
| Foundling | Count | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0.00* |
| within the group (%) | 48.5% | 42.4% | 3.0% | 6.1% | ||
| Occlusion status (%) | 41.0% | 38.9% | 11.1% | 13.3% | ||
| Delinquent | Count | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0.016* |
| within the group (%) | 45.5% | 30.3% | 12.1% | 12.1% | ||
| Occlusion status (%) | 38.5% | 27.8% | 44.4% | 26.7% | ||
| Mainstream | Count | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0.265NS |
| within the group (%) | 24.2% | 36.4% | 12.1% | 27.3% | ||
| Occlusion status (%) | 20.5% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 60.0% | ||
*Significant; NS = Non-significant.