Early loss of deciduous teeth and occlusion

ABSTRACT

This study was designed to observe the percentage of early loss deciduous canines, first and second molars and its effect on the occlusion among children [3-6 years of age] that were examined from urban and rural areas of Baghdad province, the result showed that premature loss of deciduous teeth was more in urban than rural samples and it was more in posterior than anterior regions as well as malocclusion was increased with premature loss of primary teeth