Open AccessAssessment of malocclusion severity and orthodontic treatment needs in 12–15-year-old school children of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, using Dental Aesthetic Index
Author(s) -
S. Nagalakshmi,
Sakika Mitchell James,
Cut Dara Ilfa Rahila,
K Balachandar,
Kalyan Satish R
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_280_16
Subject(s) - malocclusion , medicine , tamil , dentistry , oral health , cross sectional study , cluster sampling , significant difference , rural area , orthodontics , environmental health , population , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
The present study was aimed to assess the severity of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15-year-old schoolchildren in rural area of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India, using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI).