Open AccessAwareness survey about the effects of malocclusion among young adults
Author(s) -
Shahul Hameed Faizee,
S Veerasankar,
K Avanthika,
M. Lakshmi,
Bavya Angeline,
Beryl J Rachel
Publication year - 2018
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/ijdr.ijdr_748_17
Subject(s) - malocclusion , medicine , dentistry , population , dentition , orthodontics , perception , psychology , environmental health , neuroscience
Malocclusion has been a problem since ancient times. Diverse factors influence malocclusion such as oral habits, anomalies in the dentition like changes in shape, position and number of teeth. But awareness and attitude about the problem differs within the neighborhood, depending upon their understanding and education. Hence, observation is essential to diminish and avoid the deleterious effects of malocclusion. Hence the objective of this study is to perceive the knowledge of youngsters and enlighten their perception on misaligned teeth.