Open AccessIncreased overjet is a risk factor for dental trauma in preschool children
Author(s) -
Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes,
Isa Fin Gomes,
Mariane Hemerly Almeida,
Erlange Andrade Borges Silva,
José de Albuquerque Calasans-Maia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.167630
Subject(s) - overjet , malocclusion , medicine , dental trauma , overbite , crossbite , dentistry , logistic regression , orthodontics , context (archaeology) , odds ratio , anterior teeth , paleontology , biology
Traumatic dental injury and malocclusion constitute a public health problem due to their high prevalence. Preventing or detecting such conditions, in any population, is of paramount importance.