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Table 4 The distribution of inter-canine and inter-molar distances according to age group

From: Association between breastfeeding duration, non-nutritive sucking habits and dental arch dimensions in deciduous dentition: a cross-sectional study

 

Maxilla

Mandible

ICD (cm)

IMD (cm)

ICD (cm)

IMD (cm)

4 years (n = 1)

4.10 ± 0.0

5.10 ± 0.0

3.60 ± 0.0

4.50 ± 0.0

5 years (n = 141)

3.93 ± 0.29

5.06 ± 0.33

3.47 ± 0.27

4.64 ± 0.31

6 years (n = 273)

4.06 ± 0.35

5.20 ± 0.32

3.59 ± 0.35

4.73 ± 0.33

P value

0.001 (S)

0.001 (S)

0.002 (S)

0.018 (S)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. P value was obtained by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) after confirming the underlying normality assumption. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. ICD, inter-canine distance; IMD, inter-molar distance; S, statistically significant; NS, statistically non-significant.