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

Progress in Orthodontics

Table 3 Distribution of treatment need (DAI) and association with the satisfaction of chewing, appearance and perception of the child's treatment needs and their mothers

		Treatment need (DAI)				p	CC
		No		Yes
Children	Satisfaction with Chewing	n	%	n	%
	Yes	50	16.2	136	44.2	0.10	-
	No	23	7.5	99	32.1
	Satisfaction with Appearance
	Yes	40	13.0	70	22.7	0.00^a	0,21^b
	No	33	10.7	165	53.6
	Treatment Need
	Yes	38	12.4	189	61.8	0.00^a	0,26^b
	No	34	11.1	45	14.7
Mothers	Satisfaction with their child’s Appearance
	Yes	31	10.3	53	17.5	0.00^a	0,19^b
	No	40	13.2	178	58.9
	Treatment Need of their child
	Yes	32	11.0	178	61.4	0.00^a	0,27^b
	No	34	11.7	46	15.9

DAI Dental Aesthetic Index, CC Contingency Coefficient C
^a Chi-square test significant ^b Correlation is significant at the 0.00 level (1-tailed)