Malocclusion and socioeconomic indicators in primary dentition

• Main Authors: Raulison Vieira de Sousa (Author), Ana Karla de Almeida Pinto-Monteiro (Author), Carolina Castro Martins (Author), Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia (Author), Saul Martins Paiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of malocclusion and associations with socioeconomic indicators among preschoolers. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 732 children 3 to 5 years of age in the city of Campina Grande, Brazil. Three dentists underwent a calibration ex...