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Shahul Hameed Faizee | Zendy; S Veerasankar | Zendy; K Avanthika | Zendy; MR Aruna Lakshmi | Zendy; Bavya Angeline | Zendy; BerylJ Rachel | Zendy

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Awareness survey about the effects of malocclusion among young adults

Author(s) -

Shahul Hameed Faizee,

S Veerasankar,

K Avanthika,

MR Aruna Lakshmi,

Bavya Angeline,

BerylJ Rachel

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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 , orthodontics , psychology

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.

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