Open AccessPrevalence of early loss of primary teeth in 5-10-year-old school children in Chidambaram town
Author(s) -
Shafie Ahamed,
Vikas Reddy,
R. Krishnakumar,
Muthu G Mohan,
D K Sugumaran,
Arun Rao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.94542
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , primary (astronomy) , dentistry , physics , astronomy
The premature loss of primary teeth may reduce arch length required for the succeeding tooth and, hence, predisposes crowding, rotation and impaction of the permanent teeth. There are only limited studies carried out about the prevalence of early loss of primary teeth.