Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Regardless of age, patients and their parents or caregivers expectations about improvements in oral function, esthetics, social acceptance, and body image are important for both general dentists and orthodontists to consider when advising patients about these procedures and during the treatment process. Aim of the study: Toevaluate prevalence of type of malocclusion in a known population. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in the Department of orthodontics of the dental institution. For the study, we randomly selected 100 subjects from the OPD of dental institute. For the selected subjects, a through oral examination was done initially. The occlusal relationship was evaluated at the centric occlusion. After reviewing the occlusal relationship, the patients were grouped based on Angle’s classification of malocclusion into five groups. Results: We observed that 59 were male and 41 were female. The highest number of subjects had normal occlusion in both males and females. The least common occlusion in males was Class III malocclusion, whereas in females, class II div.2 malocclusion was the least common malocclusion. Conclusion:  From the results of present study, this can be concluded that highest number of subjects had normal occlusion. The least common occlusion in males was Class III malocclusion, whereas in females, class II div.2 malocclusion was the least common malocclusion.
Key words: Occlusion, malocclusion, orthodontics.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Nameeta Kaur, Associate Professor, Deptt of Orthodontics , DJ College of Dental Sciences , Modinagar, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Kaur N, Kaur H. Evaluation of Prevalence of Type of Malocclusion in Western UP population. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(5):150-152.