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Clinical and Radiographic Assessment of Secondary Bone Graft Outcomes in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients

Table 3

Analysis of the association between the eruption of permanent canine teeth adjacent to the CLP ( = 13 erupted canines; = 30 postgraft impacted canines) and the radiographic follow-up period, gender, and type and laterality of the CLP (Mann-Whitney Test*; ).
Canine eruptionNumberFrequency (%)Significance level
Radiographic follow-up period≤6 months00 = 0.001*
7–12 months2/1315.4
13–24 months1/137.7
25–36 months5/1338.5
37–48 months5/1338.5
GenderMale6/1833.3 = 0.046*
Female7/1258.3
Type of cleftIncisive preforamen2/633.3 = 0.113
Incisive transforamen11/2445.8
Involvement side of cleftUnilateral12/2254.5 = 0.02*
Bilateral1/812.5