Table 3.
Caries distribution on the quadrants of the jaws
Primary teeth | Maxilla | Mandible | Total | ||||||
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Left | Right | n | % | Left | Right | n | % | ||
Primary canine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
First primary molar | 16 | 9 | 25 | 34.2 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 64.8 | 71 |
Second primary molar | 23 | 18 | 41 | 41.4 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 58.6 | 99 |
44 | 27 | 71 | 40.6 | 57 | 47 | 104 | 59.4 | 175 | |
P-value | 0.526 | 0.754 | |||||||
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Permanent teeth | Maxilla | Mandible | Total | ||||||
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Left | Right | n | % | Left | Right | n | % | ||
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First permanent molar | 24 | 22 | 46 | 28.2 | 61 | 56 | 117 | 71.8 | 163 |
Second permanent molar | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19.4 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 80.6 | 62 |
30 | 28 | 58 | 25.8 | 89 | 78 | 167 | 74.2 | 225 | |
P-value | 0.893 | 0.754 |