Prevalence of Malocclusion among School children in Benin City, Nigeria
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Prevalence of Malocclusion among School children in Benin City, Nigeria
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in Benin City. A total of 441 school children, 229 males and 212 females of mean age 13.52 years ± 1.83 who had no previous history of orthodontic treatment were assessed for occlusal, space and dental anomalies. Angle's classification was used to assess buccal sagittal relationships. The results showed that 15.9% of the subject...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1596-6941
DOI: 10.4314/jmbr.v7i1-2.44566