Research Article

Occlusal Characteristics and Spacing in Primary Dentition: A Gender Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Gender wise distribution of canine relationship.

Type of canine relationshipSexTotal
MaleFemale

Class 1—bilateralCount9189361854
% within SEX81.8%80.8%81.3%
Class 2—bilateralCount7856134
% within SEX7.0%4.8%5.9%
Class 3—bilateralCount5082132
% within SEX4.5%7.1%5.8%
Unilateral class 1 with class 2Count504696
% within SEX4.5%4.0%4.2%
Unilateral class 1 with class 3Count243862
% within SEX2.1%3.3%2.7%
Unilateral class 2 with class 3Count101
% within SEX0.1%0.0%0.0%
Posterior cross-biteCount112
% within SEX0.1%0.1%0.1%

TotalCount112211592281
% within SEX100.0%100.0%100.0%

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