Prevalence of malocclusion among 14-17 years old adolescent population in Karaikal District
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Aesthetic appearance including dental appearance plays a vital role in a person’s personality especially among Adolescents. Malocclusion is a Handicapping dentofacial anomaly, which can be prevented in the earlier stage. Aim and objectives: To find out the prevalence of Malocclusion and association between gender and malocclusion among 14- 17 years old adolescents in Karaikal population. Materials and methods: 425 participants between the age group of 14-17 years were examined for malocclusion over a period of 15 months and classified according to Angle’s classification. Results: Prevalence of Malocclusion in this study was 32% (136). Around 20.2% had Class I, 9.7% had class II and 2.1% had class III malocclusion. No association was found between gender and malocclusion. Conclusion: In this study, class I malocclusion is more prevalent. Dental public health services should be trained to diagnose malocclusion at primary health care level to treat malocclusion in the earlier stage.
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Senthilkumar J, Rajasigamani K, Kurinji Kumaran N, Baskar V
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