Malocclusion is considered one of the most prevalent dental problems .This research aimed to study the prevalence of malocclusion states in the Syrian coast community.
The sample of study consists of 1200 patients in mixed dentition stage (569 male
s – 631 females) with mean age (8.65 ± 1.4 years for male, 8.64 ±1.36 years for females).
The study showed a prevalence of malocclusion in about 84.8% of the sample, with about 58.33% for vertical plane malocclusion and 84% for sagittal plane malocclusion, and 37.8% for transversal plane malocclusion.
We concluded that it is very important to improve the hygiene awareness between our community population for better prevention and treatment of these problems.
Dental anomalies are congenital defected teeth which have a certain prevalence
in various malocclusions. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different dental
anomalies in Class I malocclusion patients seeking orthodontic treatment.
This study aims to determine the skeletal problems in
sagittal plane in patients with congenital hypodontia. In this
study, 96 cephalograms were taken of Syrian coastal father
and mother. The sample was divided according to gender
and to location
of the missing teeth. The angles SNA, SNB
and ANB were studied.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine palatal and maxillary arch width
changes during MBT PEA with maxillary first premolars extraction treatment in patients
with Class II division 1 malocclusion.
Material and Methods: Dental casts of
24 Class II division 1 patients (8 males and 16
females) were evaluated. The minimum age of the subjects at the beginning of treatment
was above 16 years with mean age 02.02± 2.82. All patients were treated with extraction of
the maxillary first premolars and MBT PEA. Pre- and post-treatment maxillary and palatal
(inter-canine and inter-molar) widths were measured using a digital calliper of 0.01
accuracy. Paired samples t-test was used to evaluate the treatment changes within total
sample and within males group and females group. Differences between males and females
were tested using independent samples t-test.
Results: At the end of treatment, maxillary and palatal inter-canine widths increased
significantly (P>0.001).The maxillary inter-molar width increased but the values were
statistically insignificant (P<0.05). The palatal inter-molar width increased significantly
(P>0.01). No significant differences were observed between males and females.
Conclusions: Class II division 1 patients treated with extraction of maxillary first
premolars had tendency for an increase in palatal and arch width during treatment except
maxillary inter-molar width. It seems that a more thorough assessment and investigation
including pretreatment arch shape and factors related to anchorage should be carried out.
