To what extent do deviations from an ideal occlusion constitute a health risk?

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Mohlin, Bengt ^a,c   Kurol, Juri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Malocclusion; Oral function; Oral health; Orthodontic treatment; Treatment priority

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SPEECH; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH INJURY; TOOTH OCCLUSION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH DISORDER; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; MASTICATION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PATIENT SELECTION; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TOOTH ERUPTION, ECTOPIC; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 0038481548     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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