%0 Journal Article
%T Preval¨ºncia de m¨¢s oclus£¿es em crian£¿as de 9 a 12 anos de idade da cidade de Nova Friburgo (Rio de Janeiro)
%A Brito
%A Daniel Ibrahim
%A Dias
%A Patricia Fernanda
%A Gleiser
%A Rogerio
%J Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial
%D 2009
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1415-54192009000600014
%X introduction: knowledge of a population's epidemiological situation is important in the planning and provision of dental services. objectives: assess the prevalence of malocclusion in children aged 9 to 12 years old from public schools in the city of nova friburgo, rio de janeiro state, brazil. methods: a randomly selected sample consisting of 407 children (53.1% female) who were evaluated by a trained professional, after parental consent. results: the most prevalent malocclusions were crowding (45.5%), excessive overjet (29.7%), posterior crossbite (19.2%), anterior diastema (16.2%), partially erupted teeth (12.0%) and excessive overbite (10.8%). class i molar relationship prevailed (76.7%). the presence of diastemas was higher in females and excessive overbite was more prevalent in males, both in mixed dentition. negative overjet and the presence of partially erupted teeth had a higher prevalence in permanent dentition. conclusion: it was observed that the mere evaluation of malocclusion prevalence does not reveal case severity or treatment need, both of which are important factors in public health planning.
%K prevalence
%K malocclusion
%K children
%K public health.
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