Prevalence of malocclusion in a brazilian schoolchildren Prevalence of malocclusion in a brazilian schoolchildren population and its relationship with early tooth loss population and its relationship with early tooth loss

• Main Authors: Ricardo Alves de Souza (Author), Maria Beatriz Borges de Araújo Magnani (Author), Darcy Flávio Nouer (Author), Fábio Lourenço Romano (Author), Manuela Ribeiro Passos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion in a Brazilian schoolchildren population in the mixed dentition, assessing its relationship with early tooth loss. The study population consisted of 1,014 7-11-year-old children of both genders, with low socioeconomic backgroun...