Information empowers people to take charge of their health. The aim of this study in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran was to evaluate parents' knowledge about dental malocclusion, referral routes and information sources. A random sample of 1000 7-9-year-old schoolchildren were given a questionnaire to complete at home. Questionnaires were completed by 795 parents. Knowledge about malocclusion w...

background: the high prevalence of malocclusion is a public health problem in the world and the third priority in oral care. numerous primary studies have presented reports on the prevalence of malocclusion among iranian children. in combination, the results of these studies using meta‑analysis are highly valuable for health policy‑making. similarly, this study aimed at determining the prevalen...

BACKGROUND Generic and condition-specific (CS) oral-health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL) instruments assess the impacts of general oral conditions and specific oral diseases. Focusing schoolchildren from Arusha and Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, this study compared the discriminative ability of the generic Child OIDP with respect to dental caries and periodontal problems across the study sites....

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of malocclusion on the quality of life (QOL) of adolescents in Brazil. We carried out a cross-sectional study in a sample population of 1015 schoolchildren aged 12 to 15 years from São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. The explanatory variable was malocclusion, evaluated on the basis of the normative need or the adolescent's self-perceived need for d...

BACKGROUND This study explores the association of disabilities and oral health. The aim of the study was to compare and assess oral health status of 12-year-old children with disabilities with healthy controls in Karnataka, Southern India. METHODS A total of 191 schoolchildren with disabilities were examined from 12-year age group. For comparison, 203 healthy children were randomly selected f...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of malocclusion and its relationship with dental caries among school children in southern India. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 1,800 students aged 11 - 15 years whose Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and dentition status were recorded and analyzed. The chi-square test, ANOVA, and Spearman's correlation tests were carried out. RESULTS The mean DAI...

OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of malocclusion and its associated factors in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data from 7,328 subjects aged 12 years and 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19 years were analyzed. The adolescents took part in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010). The outcome was severe malocclusion according to the dental aesthetic index. The independent variables were...

OBJECTIVE To assess the psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics using the 'Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire' (PIDAQ) and self-rated Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Dental Section, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from August to September 2006. METHOD...

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 ...

BACKGROUND Studies examining human and nonhuman primates have supported the hypothesis that the recent increase in the occurrence of misalignment of teeth and/or incorrect relation of dental arches, named dental malocclusion, is mainly attributed to the availability of a more processed diet and the reduced need for powerful masticatory action. For the first time on live human populations, genet...