Are severe occlusal problems more frequent in permanent than deciduous dentition?

• Main Authors: Frazão Paulo (Author), Narvai Paulo Capel (Author), Latorre Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira (Author), Castellanos Roberto Augusto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and severity of occlusal problems in populations at the ages of deciduous and permanent dentition and to carry out a meta-analysis to estimate the weighted odds ratio for occlusal problems comparing both groups. METHODS: Data of a probabilistic sample (n=985) o...