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Table 1 Frequency of 10 treatment protocols in all evaluated intervals (proportion test)

From: Frequency evaluation of different extraction protocols in orthodontic treatment during 35 years

Interval

Protocol

Total

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

N

%

Non-extraction

Four first premolar extractions

Two maxillary first and two mandibular second premolar extractions

Two maxillary premolar extractions

Four second premolar extractions

Asymmetric extractions - three premolars or only one premolar

Incisor or canine extractions

First or second molar extractions

Atypical extractions

Agenesis or previously missing permanent teeth

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

1

15

A

57

A

11

ABC

6

BC

1

BC

1

ABC

0

0

0

0

2

1.90

12

11.43

105

3.08

(1973 to 1977)

14.29

54.29

10.48

5.71

0.95

0.95

2

28

AB

84

A

5

CD

5

AB

2

BC

1

AB

0

0

0

0

2

1.37

19

13.01

146

4.28

(1978 to 1982)

19.18

57.53

3.42

3.42

1.37

0.68

3

91

B

90

B

40

A

34

BC

11

CD

4

A

1

0.32

3

0.96

14

4.46

26

8.28

314

9.20

(1983 to 1987)

28.98

28.66

12.74

10.83

3.50

1.27

4

273

CD

170

B

34

BC

62

BC

7

BC

13

A

2

0.30

7

1.05

23

3.45

75

11.26

666

19.51

(1988 to 1992)

40.99

25.53

5.11

9.31

1.05

1.95

5

491

C

281

B

63

BC

137

CD

13

BC

61

BC

6

0.48

10

0.79

61

4.83

139

11.01

1262

36.98

(1993 to 1997)

38.91

22.27

4.99

10.8

1.03

4.83

6

290

DE

95

C

25

BCD

67

CD

2

AB

44

C

1

0.16

6

0.98

19

3.10

63

10.29

612

17.93

(1998 to 2002)

47.39

15.52

4.08

10.95

0.33

7.19

7

168

E

23

D

4

D

23

BC

6

BC

21

C

0

0

2

0.65

10

3.25

51

16.56

308

9.02

(2003 to 2007)

54.55

7.47

1.30

7.47

1.95

6.82

Total

1,356

39.73

800

23.43

182

5.3

334

9.78

42

1.23

145

4.24

10

0.29

28

0.82

131

3.83

385

11.28

3,413

100

χ

113.305

222.758

52.847

13.668

19.443

41.901

3.440

2.897

8.640

12.522

 

P

0.0000*

0.0000*

0.0000*

0.0335*

0.0034*

0.0000*

0.7518

0.8215

0.1948

0.0512

 
  1. Different letters represent statistically significant differences in same protocol. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05.