Table 2.
Association between types of mandibular third molar impaction (Winters classification) with dental caries
| Dental caries | Total | Pearson Chi-Square | Asymp. Sig. (2-sided) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | ||||
| Winter’s classification | |||||
| Mesoi-angular | |||||
| Count | 116 | 55 | 171 | 33.02 | 0.001 |
| % within Winters_classification | 67.80% | 32.20% | 100.00% | ||
| Vertical | |||||
| Count | 58 | 4 | 62 | ||
| % within Winters_classification | 93.50% | 6.50% | 100.00% | ||
| Disto_angular | |||||
| Count | 32 | 1 | 33 | ||
| % within Winters_classification | 97.00% | 3.00% | 100.00% | ||
| Horizontal | |||||
| Count | 67 | 8 | 75 | ||
| % within Winters_classification | 89.30% | 10.70% | 100.00% | ||
| Total | |||||
| Count | 273 | 68 | 341 | ||
| % within Winters_classification | 80.10% | 19.90% | 100.00% | ||
Bold value indicates statistical significance at < 0.05