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Table 4 Percentage distribution of Parafunctional habits according to gender

From: Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders and oral parafunctions in urban Saudi arabian adolescents: a research report

Parafunction

Females n = 230 (%)

Males n = 155 (%)

Total 385%

P-Value*

Lip/cheek biting

45.8

15.6

41

**

Nail biting

28.5

33.3

29

ns

Bruxism

6.7

12.1

7.4

ns

Thumb sucking

9

0

7.8

ns

  1. ns: non significant
  2. ** p < 0.001