| Sl no |
Statement |
|
School level |
Total |
Test statistics |
| |
Middle
school |
High
school |
CC |
P Value |
| 1 |
Are you aware of a dentist? |
F |
4932 |
4116 |
9048 |
.008 |
.458 |
| % |
95.3% |
95.0% |
95.2% |
| 2 |
Have you visited a dentist before? |
F |
2332 |
1862 |
4194 |
.021 |
.040 |
| % |
45.1% |
43.0% |
44.1% |
| 3 |
Have you heard of an Orthodontist? |
F |
2070 |
1697 |
3767 |
.009 |
.403 |
| % |
40.0% |
39.2% |
39.6% |
| 4 |
Are you aware that they align your teeth? |
F |
2353 |
2040 |
4393 |
.016 |
.118 |
| % |
45.5% |
47.1% |
46.2% |
| 5 |
Have you noticed people having irregular teeth? |
F |
3728 |
3271 |
6999 |
.039 |
.000 |
| % |
72.1% |
75.5% |
73.6% |
| 6 |
Do you believe teeth should be properly aligned for a better facial appearance? |
F |
3612 |
3351 |
6963 |
.084 |
.000 |
| % |
69.8% |
77.4% |
73.3% |
| 7 |
Do you know crooked teeth have ill effects? |
F |
3029 |
2545 |
5574 |
.002 |
.848 |
| % |
58.6% |
58.7% |
58.6% |
| 8 |
Have you seen people wearing braces? |
F |
3828 |
3430 |
7258 |
.061 |
.000 |
| % |
74.0% |
79.2% |
76.4% |
| 9 |
Have you ever felt the need to wear braces? |
F |
2338 |
1839 |
4177 |
.028 |
.007 |
| % |
45.2% |
42.5% |
43.9% |
| 10 |
Has anyone advised you to get your teeth aligned? |
F |
2372 |
1745 |
4117 |
.056 |
.000 |
| % |
45.9% |
40.3% |
43.3% |
| 11 |
Are you aware that few teeth may have to be
removed for aligning irregular teeth? |
F |
2717 |
2336 |
5053 |
.014 |
.173 |
| % |
52.5% |
53.9% |
53.2% |
| 12 |
Does thumb-sucking has an effect on the front
teeth alignment? |
F |
2825 |
2225 |
5050 |
.032 |
.002 |
| % |
54.6% |
51.4% |
53.1% |
| 13 |
Did you know taking braces treatment at the
earlier age would improve facial appearance? |
F |
2059 |
1793 |
3852 |
.016 |
.117 |
| % |
39.8% |
41.4% |
40.5% |
| 14 |
Do you know the duration for braces treatment is
longer than other dental procedures? |
F |
1942 |
1754 |
3696 |
.030 |
.003 |
| % |
37.5% |
40.5% |
38.9% |
| 15 |
Do you know the orthodontic treatment is costly? |
F |
2117 |
1879 |
3996 |
.025 |
.016 |
| % |
40.9% |
43.4% |
42.0% |
