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Table 2 The most common teeth types extracted at the various age groups

From: Pattern, frequency and causes of dental extraction among children/adolescents Syrian refugees: an observational study

Age group

(years)

Tooth type n (%)

 

Primary incisors

Primary canines

Primary molars

Permanent teeth

P value*

  4–6

8 (19.5)

0

33 (80.5)

0

< 0.001$

  7–11

20 (7.0)

10 (3.5)

243 (85.0)

13 (4.5)a

  12–16

0

14 (20.0)

43 (61.4)

13 (18.6)

  1. *P value of Chi Square test
  2. $P = 0.019 (age 4–6 with age 7–11), P < 0.001 (age 4–6 with age 12–16 and age 7–11 with age 12–16). aone mesiodens.
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