Table 5 Prevalence and mean size of total bony defects, dehiscence, and fenestration by subgroup
|  | Crossbite group (n = 437) | Noncrossbite group (n = 447) | p value (SG1–SG2) | p value (SG1–SG3) | p value (SG2–SG3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SG1: teeth in crossbite (n = 110) | SG2: teeth not in crossbite (n = 327) | SG3: teeth not in crossbite (n = 447) | |||||
Total bony defect prevalence (number of observations) | 56.3% (62) | 63.3% (207) | 52.1% (233) | 0.196 | 0.425 | 0.002** | |
Dehiscence | Prevalence (number of observations) | 37.3% (41) | 42.5% (139) | 33.3% (149) | 0.335 | 0.435 | 0.009** |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 4.28 ± 2.86 | 4.53 ± 2.55 | 3.96 ± 2.26 | 0.150 | |||
Fenestration | Prevalence (number of observations) | 30.9% (34) | 35.8% (117) | 28.6% (128) | 0.353 | 0.638 | 0.035* |
Mean size (mm) ± SD | 4.23 ± 2.14 | 4.42 ± 2.17 | 4.13 ± 1.83 | 0.525 | |||