Open AccessPrevalence of Malocclusion and its Psycho-Social Impact among 12 To 15-Year-old School Children in Lucknow City
Author(s) -
Kunal Jha,
Sabyasachi Saha,
Jagannatha Gv,
Ridhi Narang,
Gautam Biswas,
Poonam Gardner-Sood,
Ankit Garg,
Manu Narayan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9814.5000
Subject(s) - psychosocial , malocclusion , medicine , dentistry , social impact , age groups , orthodontics , demography , psychiatry , population , environmental health , sociology
Facial aesthetics affects how people are perceived by society and how they perceive themselves. Anterior malocclusion can have an impact on the overall facial appearance.