OBJECTIVE In recent years, the golden proportions have been evaluated by various researchers in the general population and orthodontic patients to establish their correlation with facial attractiveness and esthetics, but with conflicting results. The present study aimed to analyze the frontal facial golden proportions for three groups of young adult females, an attractive group, and two maloccl...

OBJECTIVE To explore the validity and reliability of the child perception questionnaire as an oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measure in adolescents with malocclusion. DESIGN A cross-sectional study comparing two groups of individuals. SETTING One group of children with malocclusion was recruited from the orthodontic departments at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (CCDH), S...

BACKGROUND Aim of this prospective study was to determine prevalence of malocclusion and associated risk factors in 3-year-old Thuringian children. METHODS Subjects (n = 377) were participants in a regional oral health programme, a birth cohort study with the aim to prevent caries (German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00003438). Children received continuous dental care since birth. Occlusal ch...

AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hyperopia and strabismus among a paediatric population with malocclusions. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a total of 322 consecutive patients observed at the department of Orthodontics and Gnathology, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, 176 were selected for the study according to the exclusion criteria. Pretreatment diagnos...

OBJECTIVES (1) To evaluate the applicability of using 3D digital models in the assessment of the magnitude of occlusal contacts by measuring occlusal contact surface areas (OCSAs) and 3D mesh points in 'contact' (OCMPs) in a sample of orthodontic patients; (2) To detect any sex differences in the magnitude of occlusal contacts in all malocclusion groups; (3) To detect inter- group differences; ...

INTRODUCTION The aims of our study were to assess nasopharyngeal soft-tissue characteristics in white patients with Class III malocclusion and to compare the results with patients with ideal occlusion. METHODS A sample of 71 patients with Class III malocclusion was selected from the Dental School at the Complutense University of Madrid. None of the subjects had a history of upper airway disea...

malocclusion and overgrowth of continuously growing teeth is a frequently seen problem in pet rabbits. in the present study, the studied rabbits were divided based on age into two groups (less than 3 years and above 3 years). they were 1–5 years old and had mean body weight of 2250 gr. it was diagnosed 5 cases of malocclusion and root elongation of grade 2 and 2 cases of grade 4. affected rabbi...

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...

BACKGROUND Malocclusion is one of the most common dental problems in mankind. Planning orthodontic treatment as well as an interceptive approach within a public health system requires information on the prevalence of malocclusions. AIM The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15-year-old school children of fishermen of Kutch co...