A study on the prevalence of malocclusion in 2,378 Yonsei university students / 대한치과교정학회지
Korean Journal of Orthodontics
;
: 35-40, 1971.
Artículo
en Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Since malocclusion affects a large segment of the population, it is by definition a public health problem. The etiology ana treatment of malocclusions have been studied by clinicians; however epidemioloic aspect of tile problem have been neglected. This study was undertaken using Angle's classification to obtain and to evaluate epidemiologic data on the prevalence of malocclusion in a group of 2,378 Yonsei University students, 17 to 23 years of age. All freshmen were selected, except for those students receiving orthodontic treatment and those few with too many missing teeth which prohibits classification by Angle's method. The following results were obtained 1) Almost 91% of students had malocclusion of the teeth severe enough to require correction. 2) There was a statistically significant difference in malocclusion between males and females(93.66% malocclusion in males, 79.13% malocclusioa in females). 3) Crowding was most pravalent in class I malocclusion. 4) There appeared to be a specific association between the number of lost first molars and Angle's classification. 5) In this study, more class II, Div.2 malocclusion appeared than in Massier's and Frankel's study of Caucasians, which used similar criteria. Class III malocclusion was more prevalent than normal occlusion in the Korean students studied, but in Caucasians' normal occlusion was more prevalent.
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Asunto principal:
Diente
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Aglomeración
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Salud Pública
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Prevalencia
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Clasificación
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Maloclusión
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Diente Molar
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Orthodontics
Año:
1971
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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