Increased overjet is a risk factor for dental trauma in preschool children

• Main Authors: Livia Azeredo Alves Antunes (Author), Isa Fin Gomes (Author), Mariane Hemerly Almeida (Author), Erlange Andrade Borges Silva (Author), Jose De Albuquerque Calasans-Maia (Author), Leonardo Santos Antunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Traumatic dental injury and malocclusion constitute a public health problem due to their high prevalence. Preventing or detecting such conditions, in any population, is of paramount importance. Aim: Assessing the association of anterior occlusal characteristics and dental trauma in preschoo...