.. Introduction: An increase for oral health care uptakes in Tanzanian through current surge of health insurance establishments has placed adult individuals to seek for orthodontic care which was nonexistent at their adolescent age. However, prevalence of malocclusion and magnitude of orthodontic treatment needs not known in Tanzanian adults. This study aimed to survey on the prevalence of malo...

INTRODUCTION α-Actinins are myofibril anchor proteins that influence the contractile properties of skeletal muscles. ACTN2 is expressed in slow type I and fast type II fibers, whereas ACTN3 is expressed only in fast fibers. ACTN3 homozygosity for the 577X stop codon (ie, changing 577RR to 577XX, the R577X polymorphism) results in the absence of α-actinin-3 in about 18% of Europeans, diminishes ...

Background: Malocclusion can present itself in numerous ways. It is present in every society, but the norms and pattern vary. In order to correct occlusal disharmony, it is imperative to identify its pattern in the population so that proper resources can be directed toward its diagnosis and treatment planning. The aim of this study was to determine of skeletal and dental malocclusion in a sampl...

Etiology of Class III malocclusion can be genetic or environmental. Proclination of mandibular incisors and retroclination of maxillary incisors can cause posturing of the mandible in an anterior position due to incisal interference, a condition called pseudo Class III malocclusion that can be misleading in evaluating a patient with skeletal Class III malocclusion. Unfortunately, cephalometric ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychosocial impact of malocclusion, determine its relationship with the severity of malocclusion, and assess the influence of gender and social class on this relationship in adolescents. METHODS A random sample of 627 Spanish adolescents aged 12 - 15 years underwent intraoral examinations by 3 calibrated examiners (intraexaminer and interexaminer kappa > 0.85) at th...

AIM The study objective was to examine the impact of oral health and disease on the quality of life of a population sample of 11 to 14-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria using the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14). The hypothesis was that children with more severe malocclusions and greater caries experience would have higher CPQ scores indicating worse quality of life. MATERIALS A...

It is not fully understood whether masticatory performance is compromised in individuals with the more common forms of malocclusion (i.e. Class I and Class II). The aim of this prospective investigation was to establish the relationships between masticatory performance, malocclusion (type and severity), age, body size and gender, in children and adolescents. A total of 335 individuals were exam...

We report an unusual case of malocclusion following a history of apparently blunt trauma. No maxillary or mandibular fractures were identified. The malocclusion persisted for several days. Finally computed tomography was performed, which revealed a foreign body in the infratemporal fossa. A 4-cm pencil was extracted from the patient's right temporomandibular joint.

The assessment of the prevalence of disease has been accepted as an integral part of the activities of public health. In order to assess such prevalence, tools for measuring the degree as well as the absence or presence become essential. One of the most common tools employed has been the disease-index. In dental public health, the absolute prevalence of malocclusion still remains unknown. Many ...

Background/Aim: The aim of the research is to assess psychosocial impact malocclusion, determine relationship with degree need for orthodontic treatment, and influence gender on this in adolescents. Material Methods: A total 100 subjects, aged 12 18, participated research. subjects had no previous treatment. assessment treatment was performed using Index Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN), namel...