In order to determine the prevalence rate of dental malocclusion in permanent dentition a total of 1000 students(500 girls ans 500 boys) between the ages of 12-16 years,living in the city of Kerman were selected randomly from student population of 36670.their characteristics that were examined included:profile,numbrt of teeth present in month,reletionship brtween molar and caning teeth(accordin...

To provide quantitative data about the prevalence of malocclusions in the Shiraz orthodontic population, we studied the records of 700 patients (391 girls and 309 boys) aged 6-14 years attending the undergraduate Department of Orthodontics at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The prevalence of Angle class I, II and III malocclusion of first molars was 52.0%, 32.6% and 12.3% respectively. S...

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of malocclusion among school children of Bangalore city, India during their mixed dentition period. The sample consisted of 745 children (388 males and 357 females) in the age group of 8-12 years randomly selected from twelve different schools in Bangalore city. The subjects were randomly selected, and none had received previous orthod...

background: the high prevalence of malocclusion is a public health problem in the world and the third priority in oral care. numerous primary studies have presented reports on the prevalence of malocclusion among iranian children. in combination, the results of these studies using meta‑analysis are highly valuable for health policy‑making. similarly, this study aimed at determining the prevalen...

Skeletal Class III malocclusion, with its unpredictable and unfavorable nature, has been characterized by a growth pattern with doubtful prognosis regarding orthodontic mechanics, even when performed early. For a long time, Class III malocclusion was regarded as a synonym of mandibular prognathism, regardless of the affected skeletal structures. Mandibular growth, essentially determined by gene...

This study was performed to investigate the contributing factors, such as cleft type, side of cleft, patient's age, and gender, associated with Angle's classification of malocclusion in Korean cleft patients. The records of 250 cleft patients (175 males, 75 females) who attended the Department of Orthodontics, Seoul National University Dental Hospital between 1988 and 1999 were examined. The pe...

Cephalometric evaluation of Class III malocclusion by a modified TweedMerrifield analysis Mayury Kuramae1 Maria Beatriz Borges de Araújo Magnani2 João Sarmento Pereira Neto2 Darcy Flávio Nouer3 Paulo Roberto Aranha Nouer4 1MDS, DDS Student, FOP/UNICAMP 2DDS, Professor of the Pediatric Clinic, FOP/ UNICAMP 3Chairman, Department of the Pediatric Clinic, FOP/UNICAMP 4Coordinator of the Postgraduat...