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Volume 4 Issue 1 (January - February, 2016)

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INVESTIGATION OF VARIATION IN CURVE OF SPEE, OVER JET AND OVERBITE AMONG CLASS- I AND CLASS-II MALOCCLUSION SUBJECTS AND TO FIND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM, IF ANY
Susheel. K. Negi, Lipika Shukla, Gurinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahak Aggarwal

Background: To investigate the variation in  curve of spee, Over jet and Overbite among  class-I and Class-II malocclusion subjects and to find  any sexual dimorphism. Materials and methods: Study material consisted of pre-treatment Orthodontic patients and their dental casts of 100 routine  patients reported to  Department of Orthodontics Bhojia Dental College and Hospital Baddi Distt. Solan (H.P). Subjects were  divided into three groups according to the depth of curve of spee. Overjet and Overbite was also taken in to consideration. Differences between the Spee groups and between sexes were assessed. Data was analyzed, using statistical package program SPSS Version18. In addition, correlation coefficients between the depth of curve of Spee and other variables were calculated. Results: Overall findings of the present study suggested that, the amount of over jet and overbite was significantly greater among deep spee groups then the normal groups. Conclusion: The correlation coefficient from the study confirmed these results. The gender of the subject had no significant effect on variables assessed.
Key words: Curve Of Spee, Over Jet, Overbite, Malocclusion.

 
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