Occlusal characteristics and orthodontic treatment need in black adolescents in Salvador/BA (Brazil): an epidemiologic study using the Dental Aesthetics Index

• Autores principales: Arthur Costa Rodrigues Farias (Autor), Maria Cristina Teixeira Cangussu (Autor), Rogério Frederico Alves Ferreira (Autor), Marcelo de Castellucci (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Dental Press Editora, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to evaluate the need of orthodontic treatment, prevalence and severity of the malocclusions in individuals of black ethnicity in a representative sample of schoolchildren of the city of Salvador/Brazil, as well as to verify if the malocclusion was affected...