Open AccessThe prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs in school going children of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India
Author(s) -
Sarabjeet Singh,
Abhishek Sharma,
Navreet Sandhu,
Kavita Mehta
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0970-9290.186245
Subject(s) - malocclusion , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , family medicine
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in 13-18-year-old schoolchildren of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment need (IOTN) and to analyze the treatment needs between males and females and correlation between the esthetic component (AC) and dental health component (DHC) of IOTN.