Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy on Oral Health in Children

Table 7

Assessment of dentofacial findings.

	Patient group ()	Treatment group ()	Control group ()	value
V-shaped narrowing in the maxillary arch	38.0 (95.0%)	38.0 (95.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)	<0.001
Adenoid face	38.0 (95.0%)	30.0 (75.0%)	0.0 (0.0%)	<0.001
Teeth crowding	12.0 (30.0%)	17.0 (42.5%)	7.0 (17.5%)	0.051
Macroglossia	26.0 (65.0%)	27.0 (67.5%)	5.0 (12.5%)	<0.001
Open mouth posture	33.0 (82.5%)	27.0 (67.5%)	4.0 (10.0%)	<0.001
Anterior and lower tongue position	26.0 (65.0%)	25.0 (62.5%)	0.0 (0.0%)	<0.001
Dry, chapped lips	37.0 (92.5%)	7.0 (17.5%)	1.0 (2.5%)	<0.001
Position of mandibula
Normal	0.0 (0.0%)	9.0 (22.5%)	35.0 (87.5%)	<0.001
Prognatic	3.0 (7.5%)	1.0 (2.5%)	4.0 (10.0%)
Retrognatic	37.0 (92.5%)	30.0 (75.0%)	1.0 (2.5%)
Position of maxillary anterior teeth
Normal	25.0 (62.5%)	22.0 (55.0%)	37.0 (92.5%)	<0.001
Prominent	15.0 (37.5%)	18.0 (45.0%)	3.0 (7.5%)
Position of mandibular anterior teeth
Normal	20.0 (50.0%)	30.0 (75.0%)	39.0 (97.5%)	<0.001
Retrognatic	20.0 (50.0%)	10.0 (25.0%)	1.0 (2.5%)
Dentition period
Primary dentition	16.0 (40.0%)	10.0 (25.0%)	6.0 (15.0%)	0.111
Mixed dentition	17.0 (42.5%)	23.0 (57.5%)	28.0 (70.0%)
Permanent dentition	7.0 (17.5%)	7.0 (17.5%)	6.0 (15.0%)

Pearson’s Chi-squared test.