1Post Graduate Student Public Health Dentistry I.T.S Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, 47, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2Senior Lecturer, Public Health Dentistry I.T.S Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
3Senior Lecturer, Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Panchkula Dst, Golpura, Haryana
4Senior Lecturer, Oral Medicine, Diagnosis & Radiology, D.A.V Centenary Dental College, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ambedkar Dental College Patna, Bihar
6Post Graduate Student Public Health Dentistry Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP
Malocclusion is the second most common dental disorder in children and young adults next to dental caries.
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of malocclusion and treatment needs among 12–15 years old school children according to Dental Aesthetic Index in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
A cross sectional study was conducted among 807 children aged 12 to 15 years studying in schools of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. A survey proforma was prepared with the help of WHO Oral Health Assessment Form 1997. The components of the form that were used were: General information, Dentofacial anomalies which were analyzed through Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). Significance is assessed at 5% level of significance. The Statistical software SPSS 21.0 was used for the analysis of data.
The overall prevalence of malocclusion according to DAI score came out to be 30.7% ± 2.15%. Majority (69.3%) of participants didn't require any treatment or had minor malocclusion, 20.8% required elective treatment, for 5.9% treatment was highly desirable and 4.0% required mandatory treatment. The mean DAI score for the study was 23.5 ± 5.180 (SD). In the present study males had slightly higher mean DAI scores (23.53) than females (23.46) that was statistically insignificant.
A high prevalence of malocclusion (30.7%) was found as compared to other studies done in 12–15 years old school children.
Malocclusion, Dental disorder, Dental Aesthetic Index, School children, Orthodontic treatment needs
