The prevalence of malocclusal traits and their correlations in mixed dentition children: Results from the Italian OHSAR Survey

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-129

  Perinetti, Giuseppe ^a,b   Cordella, Chiara ^a,c   Pellegrini, Fabio ^b   Esposito, Paola ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio Angela Valenti dei Fattori Genetici e Ambientali di Rischio Trombotico   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^d Local Public Health Agency SS Annunziata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Correlation; Epidemiology; Italy; Malocclusion malocclusal trait; Mixed dentition; OHSAR survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; DENTITION; DIASTEMA; FACE ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CUSPID; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTITION, MIXED; DIASTEMA; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS I; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 53449100259     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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