Tooth agenesis and craniofacial morphology in pre-orthodontic children with and without morphological deviations in the upper cervical spine

Table 2 Pattern of tooth agenesis in children with and without upper spine morphological deviations

	With upper spine deviations(n = 19)		Without upper spine deviations(n = 107)		Group
Variable	n	%	n	%	P
Gender
Male	12	63.2	52	48.6	NS
Female	7	36.8	55	51.4	NS
Multiple ageneses	1	5.3	5	4.7	NS
Agenesis localization
Mandible	16	84.2	81	75.7	NS
Maxilla	8	42.1	52	48.6	NS
Both jaws	5	26.3	26	24.3	NS
Agenesis tooth
Incisor	3	15.8	25	23.4	NS
Canine	0	0.00	2	1.9	NS
Premolar	17	89.5	85	79.4	NS
Molar	2	10.5	3	2.8	NS
Several tooth groups	3	15.8	7	6.5	NS

NS: Not significant, Fisher’s exact test.