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. 2019 Feb 20:8:2.
doi: 10.4103/jos.JOS_83_18. eCollection 2019.

Prevalence of malocclusion among school children of Southern Saudi Arabia

Moshabab A Asiry  1 , Ibrahim AlShahrani  2
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Prevalence of malocclusion among school children of Southern Saudi Arabia

Moshabab A Asiry et al. J Orthod Sci. .

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the status of occlusion among school children in city of Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Materials and methods: The current study was based on the clinical examination of 1998 Saudis (mean age 14.13 ± 0.99 years) who were randomly selected by a multi-stage random sampling technique from the city of Abha. The occlusal parameters recorded in this study were molar and canine relationships, overbite, overjet, crowding, spacing, anterior open bite, anterior crossbite, posterior crossbite, and scissors bite using gloves, light source, mouth mirror, and ruler.

Results: Class I molar relationship was observed in 1219 (61%) of the total sample, while Class II and III molar relationships were observed in 326 (16.3%) and 154 (7.7%), respectively. Class I-III canine relationships were seen in 1255 (62.8%), 231 (11.6%), and 112 (5.6%) of the sample, respectively. Normal overbite was found in 1490 (74.6%) of cases, while 1515 (75.8%) had normal overjet. The most prevalent malocclusion trait was crowding (26.6%), followed by spacing (20.6%), increased overjet (19.5%), increased overbite (19.4%), posterior crossbite (8.5%), and anterior open bite (6.1%).

Conclusions: Crowding was the highest occlusal trait in frequency followed by spacing, increased overjet, and increased overbite. Class I molar and canine relationships, normal overjet, and normal overbite were frequent findings among Saudi adolescents in Abha city.

Keywords: Angle's classification; malocclusion; occlusal traits.

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