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Table 11 Dehiscence and fenestration prevalence and mean size by buccal and lingual surfaces in the crossbite group without teeth in edgebite and the noncrossbite group

From: Prevalence of posterior alveolar bony dehiscence and fenestration in adults with posterior crossbite: a CBCT study

 

Crossbite group (1) (excluding edgebite)

(n = 416)

Noncrossbite group

(n = 447)

p value

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

  1. **p < 0.01 statistically highly significant