Perception of children and mothers regarding dental aesthetics and orthodontic treatment need: a cross-sectional study

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 1 Association between type of malocclusion and perceived orthodontic treatment need in 12-year-old children and their mothers

Type of malocclusion (DAI)	Treatment need (children’s perception)						Treatment need of their child (mothers’ perception)
	No		Yes		Odds ratio IC (95 %)	p	No		Yes		Odds ratio IC (95 %)	p
	n	%	n	%			n	%	n	%
Diastema
No	67	21.9	172	56.2	0.56	0.09	67	23.1	158	54.5	0.12	0.12
Yes	12	3.9	55	18	(0.28–1.11)		13	4.5	52	17.9	(0.30–1.15)
Maxillary overjet
≤3 mm	57	21.2	119	44.2	0.43	0.00^a	61	24	103	40.6	0.31	0.00^a
>3 mm	16	5.9	77	28.6	(0.23–0.81)		14	5.5	76	29.9	(0.16–0.59)
Mandibular overjet
No	78	25.5	223	72.9	0.71	1.00 EF	80	27.6	204	70.7	-	0.32 EF
Yes	1	0.3	4	1.3	(0.07–6.49)		0	0	6	1.7
Crowding
No	46	15	69	22.5	0.313	0.000^a	43	14.8	63	21.7	0.369	0.00^a
Yes	33	10.8	158	51.6	(0.185–0.532)		37	12.8	147	50.7	(0.217–0.626)
Spacing
No	55	18	147	48	0.802	0.432	53	18.3	138	47.6	0.976	0.93
Yes	24	7.8	80	26.1	(0.462–1.392)		27	9.3	72	24.8	(0.567–1.682)
Maxillary misalignment
No	54	17.6	103	33.7	0.385	0.000^a	55	19	93	32.1	0.361	0.00^a
Yes	25	8.2	124	40.5	(0.224–0.661)		25	8.6	117	40.3	(0.209–623)
Mandibular misalignment
No	53	17.3	115	37.6	0.504	0.011^a	51	17.6	105	36.2	0.569	0.03^a
Yes	26	8.5	112	36.6	(0.295–0.861)		29	10	105	36.2	(0.335–0.966)
Molar relation
No	38	12.4	103	37.7	0.896	0.675	34	11.7	100	34.5	1.230	0.43
Yes	41	13.4	124	40.5	(0.537–1.497)		46	15.9	110	37.9	(0.732–2.068)
Anterior open bite
No	76	24.8	204	66.7	0.350	0.102 EF	78	26.9	187	64.5	0.208	0.02EF^a
Yes	3	1	23	7.5	(0.102–1.200)		2	0.7	23	7.9	(0.048–0.906)
Crossbite
No	63	20.6	167	54.6	0.707	0.274	63	21.7	156	53.8	0.78	0.42
Yes	16	5.2	60	19.6	(0.379–1.318)		17	5.9	54	18.6	(0.420–1.447)