Occlusion and orthodontic treatment demand among chinese young adults in Hong Kong

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Chu, C H ^a   Choy, Ben H B ^a   Lo, Edward C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adult; Occlusion; Orthodontic; Treatment demand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANINE TOOTH; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MOLAR TOOTH; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CUSPID; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL OCCLUSION; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS I; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MOLAR; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049104172     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a15272     Document Type: Article

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