Prevalence of malocclusion in schoolchildren in the municipality of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

• Main Authors: Cassiano Arashiro (Author), Marsha Lisa Schlittler Ventura (Author), Edson Yoshihiro Mada (Author), Paulo Toshiro Uenshi (Author), Jurandir Antonio Barbosa (Author), Marcelo José Strazzeri Bonecker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and types of malocclusion in schoolchildren in the municipality of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.Method: Six hundred and sixty schoolchildren at three schools in the municipality of Campinas were examined. The age bracket ranged from 6.5 up to18.1 years (mean ± s...