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Table 3 Time between surgery and the appearance of the tooth in the mouth (days) according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Bivariate and multivariate analysis

From: Treatment of impacted or retained second molars with the miniscrew-supported pole technique: a prospective follow-up study

 

Time from surgery to eruption (days) (mean (SD))

p value

Stepwise linear regression analysis Beta coefficient (CI 95%, p value)1

Age (years)*

Rho: 0.235

0.125

 

Gender

 

0.578

 

 Male

135.4 (112.7)

 Female

120.6 (124.4)

Molar site

 

0.198

 

 Inferior

138.3 (138.4)

 Superior

117.1 (101)

Angulation

 

0.557

 

 Vertical

151.9 (142.6)

 Mesial

111 (96.6)

 Distal

80.4 (37.3)

Eruptive alteration

 

0.665

 

 Impacted

111.0 (96.6)

 Retained

132.1 (125.6)

Size of the dental follicle*

Rho: 0.173

0.420

 

Degree of angulation

Rho: 0.049

0.820

 

Vertical dental axis

Rho: 0.080

0.710

 

Radicular alteration

 

0.025

ß: 107 (CI 95% 85 to 150, p = 0.027)

 No

86.7 (69.1)

 Yes

193.7 (152.3)

  1. *Rho: Spearman coefficient
  2. 1Linear regression model including variables with a p value