- CODEN : IAJPBB
- issn 2349-7750
TITLE:
THE PATTERN OF MALOCCLUSION IN PATIENTS SEEKING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT
AUTHORS:
Kanwal Safeer, Sadiq ullah, Fatima Kanwal
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Occlusal features of orthodontic patients have been studied. However, there is very little data available on malocclusion in the Pakistan. Aim: To evaluate the pattern of malocclusion in orthodontic patients and to estimate the age of class II malocclusion presentation among patients. Materials and Methods: Data were collected from 150 pre-treatment models and lateral cephalograms from Orthodontic department of Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital, Peshawar for one-year duration from March 2019 to March 2020. The Angle classification system was used to determine malocclusion, and the ANB angle was used to determine malocclusion. Chi-square test was used to check the relationship between malocclusion and teeth. Result: Class I malocclusion was found in 95 (63.33%), class II division 1 in 41 (27.33%), class II div 2 in 13 (8.66%), and class III in 1 (0. 66%). Among all subjects; 119 (79.33%) had 1st class skeletal, 24 (16%) 2nd class, and 7 (4.66%) 3rd class. A significant relationship was found between malocclusion of teeth and bones. The mean age of reporting malocclusion in class II, class 1 was 16.5 years, and malocclusion in class II, division 2 was 19 years. Conclusion: Class I angle is the most common malocclusion, followed by Class II and III among orthodontic patients. The respondents lack awareness of the age factor in orthodontic treatment. Keywords: angle classification, malocclusion
FULL TEXT
<Approved Journal
NLM ID:101711216 [Serial]
Included in EuroPub database
ICV 2015 - 61.16
Indexed In
S.J Impact Factor:7.157
cosmos Impact Factor:4.153
ICMJE Recommendations
IP Indexing Impact Factor: 2.76
Cover Page
