IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
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IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research (IJODR) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2015 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the more...Original Article
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Volume : 6, Issue : 2, Year : 2020
Article Page : 82-85
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijodr.2020.018
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of different types of malocclusion
among 1000 OPD patients in Stomatology Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Materials and Methods: 1000 patients between ages of 15-30 years (500 males and 500 females),
randomly selected using specific criteria among patients that visited Kabul Stomatology Hospital OPD
department, for 7 months. Patients were examined directly intra-orally, and information was collected by a
single observer, recorded on pre-prepared forms, and analyzed through the SPSS program.
Result: Result of this study showed that from 1000 OPD patients, 81.2% were suffering from
malocclusions, among which Class I Malocclusion was recorded to be 49%, Class II Division 1 was 14.8%,
Class II Division 2 was 8.2%, Pseudo Class III was 3.1%, and Class III Malocclusion was recorded to be
6%. Class I Malocclusion was the most prevalent.
Keywords: Prevalence of dental malocclusion normal occlusion, Class 1, Class 2, Pseudo-Class 3, Class 3.
How to cite : Erfan O, Khan M, Sina M N, Prevalence of dental malocclusion in stomatology hospital, Kabul-Afghanistan. IP Indian J Orthod Dentofacial Res 2020;6(2):82-85
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