| Crossbite group (1) (excluding edgebite) (n = 416) | Noncrossbite group (n = 447) | p value | |
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Buccal dehiscence | Prevalence (number of observations) | 32.9% (137) | 22.4% (100) | 0.001** |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 4.53 ± 2.57 | 4.27 ± 2.54 | 0.425 | |
Lingual dehiscence | Prevalence (number of observations) | 25.7% (107) | 21.35% (95) | 0.121 |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 3.29 ± 2.09 | 2.91 ± 1.13 | 0.106 | |
Buccal fenestration | Prevalence (number of observations) | 26.0% (108) | 22.8% (102) | 0.282 |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 4.25 ± 1.90 | 4.15 ± 1.76 | 0.676 | |
Lingual fenestration | Prevalence (number of observations) | 11.5% (48) | 7.8% (35) | 0.065 |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 4.40 ± 2.59 | 3.83 ± 1.96 | 0.280 |