Epidemiologic Studies of Occlusion IV. The Prevalence of Malocclusion in a Population of 1,455 School Children

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STUDIOS EPIDEMIOLOGIC DE OCCLUSION. IV. LE PREVALENTIA DE MALOCCLUSION IN UN POPULATION DE 1455 JUVENILES DE ETATE SCHOLAR.—Le prevalentia de malocclusion esseva determinate per le methodo de Angle-Dewey in 1455 juveniles de etate scholar in Suitland, Maryland. Le resultatos reflecte nulle significative differentias inter le sexos con respecto al tres relationes fundamental inter le mandibula e le maxilla. Significative excessos de prevalentia esseva notate in masculos con respecto a sever supramorsura anterior e malocclusion Typo I de Dewey. Morsura antero-aperte esseva observate plus frequentemente in femininas. Iste differentias va esser evalutate plus criticamente quando le resultatos de nostre studio a longe termino es complete.

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