Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 105-107.

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Investigation of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment proportion of middle school students in Hailing district, Taizhou city

LI Wen-yan, FENG Li, TANG Bing, DUAN Yi-feng.   

  1. Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Taizhou City. Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2015-04-10 Revised:2015-06-29 Online:2016-02-25 Published:2016-03-09

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment proportion of middle school students in Hailing district, Taizhou city. METHODS: Standard investigation form was made based on the individual normal occlusion and Angle’s classification of malocclusion. 9018 middle school students were investigated. SPSS 19.0 software package was used for Chi-square test. RESULTS: The prevalence of malocclusion was 69.38%. ClassⅠ, ClassⅡ and Class Ⅲ malocclusions were observed in 52.48%, 30.62% and 16.90% of the sample, respectively. The correction rate was lower than those reported for other cities. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the investigation reveal the need to improve public health plans for orthodontic treatment and to increase the rate of correction in Hailing district, Taizhou city.

Key words: Malocclusion, Prevalence, Rate of correction, Angle classification

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