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Table 4 Association between frequency of different non-nutritive sucking habits and primary dental relationships in sagittal dimension (n = 851)

From: The association between nutritive, non-nutritive sucking habits and primary dental occlusion

 

Incisor relationship

Canine relationship

Molar relationship

Overjet

p-value

Class II incisor vs Class I incisor

Class III incisor vs Class I incisor

p-value

Class II canine vs Class I canine

Class III canine vs Class I canine

p-value

Bilateral Flush vs Bilateral Mesial step

Bilateral Mesial step vs Bilateral Distal step

p-value

Overjet > 3.5 mm vs non overjet > 3.5 mm

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

 

OR

95% CI

Frequency of pacifier use

0.490

    

0.108

    

0.168

    

0.495

  

 Daily

 

1.292

0.837–1.996

0.981

0.543–1.773

 

1.656

1.016–2.699

1.204

0.515–2.813

 

1.508

0.860–2.647

1.688

0.926–3.077

 

1.191

0.720–1.970

 Non-daily

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

Frequency of thumb/digit sucking

0.008*

    

0.036*

    

0.622

    

0.000*

  

 Daily

 

2.237

1.290–3.877

0.765

0.287–2.044

 

2.595

1.117–6.025

1.806

0.215–5.478

 

1.182

0.536–2.607

1.494

0.671–3.325

 

2.879

1.624–5.101

 Non-daily

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

1

–

 

1

–

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. a Adjusted for background information (age and gender) and duration of pure breastfeeding
  3. * p < 0.05
  4. Boldface data are variables with p < 0.05 or OR (95%CI) < 1
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