ASSESSMENT OF OCCLUSAL TRAITS IN ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS REPORTED AT DENTAL OPD, OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Keywords:
Malocclusion, Occlusal features, Orthodontic patients.Abstract
Objective: To determine the occlusal traits and to classify the different kind of occlusal characters with in orthodontic patients.
Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional study performed on 200 pre treatment study casts of patients with permanent dentition, regardless of the gender. Study casts were chosen from the patients of orthodontics department LUMHS Hyderabad, after taking informed concerned.
Results: The calendar age of the derived sample was 12- 25.5 years, with a mean age of 17.19 years (S.D 3.1). Angle’s class II 75% and incisor class II Div I 63.5% were the typical features of the sample. Large numbers of patients were found to be with upper anterior teeth proclined and increased over jet.
Conclusion: The obtained results provide diversified features of malocclusion in orthodontic patients and may determine a base line data which assist in planning orthodontic treatment. It is essential to carry out an epidemiological survey to investigate the prevalence of malocclusion among Pakistani population.
