The prevalence of malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment among adolescents in the northern border region of Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological study

BACKGROUND: To assess the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need among adolescents using the dental health component (DHC) of the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN). METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 (mean age 16.25 ± 1.09) adolescents ra...

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Autores principales: Gudipaneni, Ravi Kumar, Aldahmeshi, Raed F., Patil, Santosh R., Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29390986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-018-0476-8

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