1.The malocclusion of primary dentition in the suburb of Chengdu: a cross-section survey.
Ning HUANG ; Zong-dao SHI ; Zu-hua WANG ; Jun-cheng QIN ; E CHEN ; Chun-lan GUO ; Hong-liang CUO
West China Journal of Stomatology 2005;23(2):173-174
OBJECTIVETo reveal malocclusion of primary dentition in the suburb of Chengdu.
METHODSCross-section survey and malocclusion rate calculation were performed.
RESULTSThere are 491 children with malocclusion from total 1 279 children; the rate of malocclusion is 38.38%. The most important malocclusion in primary dentition are over bite (III degrees), anterior cross bite, edge to edge bite, early loss of deciduous teeth, fused teeth.
CONCLUSIONThe rate of malocclusion of primary dentition in the suburb of Chengdu is a little bit light. Much work should be done to prevent or treat the malocclusion of primary dentition.
Child ; China ; epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dental Occlusion ; Fused Teeth ; Humans ; Malocclusion ; epidemiology ; Tooth, Deciduous
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