Prevalence of dental features that indicate a need for early orthodontic treatment
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Prevalence of dental features that indicate a need for early orthodontic treatment.
The aim of the study was to establish the prevalence of dental features that indicate a need for early orthodontic treatment (EOT). A group of schoolchildren in the mixed dentition stage (7-11 years old) (n = 432) was clinically screened for indications for EOT. Over 1/3 of the youngsters (34.7 per cent) presented at least one of the indications for EOT: anterior and posterior crossbites (inclu...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Orthodontics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0141-5387,1460-2210
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjs011