Open AccessMalocclusion and early orthodontic treatment requirements in the mixed dentitions of a population of Nigerian children
Author(s) -
OO daCosta,
Elfleda Angelina Aikins,
Gerald Ikenna Isiekwe,
V E Adediran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of orthodontic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.298
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2278-1897
pISSN - 2278-0203
DOI - 10.4103/2278-0203.186164
Subject(s) - overjet , medicine , dentistry , crossbite , malocclusion , orthodontics , anterior teeth , dentition , crowding , population , psychology , environmental health , neuroscience
The aims of this study were to establish the prevalence of dental features that indicate a need for early intervention and to ascertain the prevalence of different methods of early treatment among a population of Nigerian children in mixed dentition.