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Table 3 Changes of malocclusion of five-year-old children at 5 years of age by gestational term (Aracaju, 2010)

From: Stomatognathic evaluation at five years of age in children born premature and at term

Variable

Premature

Term

 
 

n =32

n = 381

 

Malocclusion

(%)

(%)

p

Normal

14 (43.8)

215(56.3)

 

Crowding

2 (6.2)

2 (0.6)

0.056

Crossbite

7 (21.8)

55 (14.5)

0.162

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4 (12.5)

56 (14.7)

0.847

Open Bite

5 (15.7)

53 (13.9)

0.492