Malocclusion and its impact on quality of life of school children in Nigeria;La malocclusion dentaire et son impact sur la qualité de vie des enfants scolarisés au Nigéria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 417-424

  Anosike, A N ^a   Sanu, O O ^a   da Costa, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dental aesthetic; Impact; Malocclusion; Quality of life; School children; Treatment need

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL AESTHETIC INDEX; DIASTEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NIGERIA; ORAL HEALTH IMPACT PROFILE 14; ORTHODONTICS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NIGERIA; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80052335530     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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