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PREVALENCE OF MALOCCLUSION AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN JAMMU CITY
Dr. Navjot Gupta, BDS, Dr. Ria Mahajan, BDS and Dr. Amit Kumar Khajuria*
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Aim: was to find out the prevalence of malocclusion among school going children in Jammu city. Material and method: The study was conducted from August 2017 to February 2019. Five schools were randomly selected among all the schools in Jammu city and a random sample of 1000 school children aged 10-15 years old were selected. The examinations were conducted at schools, by one set of orthodontists with the subject seated on a chair with adequate natural light and a total number of 15-20 children were examined per day. Malocclusion was assessed using Angles Molar Classification. Results: The results showed that Angle Class I molar relation was found in 74.6%, Class II molar relation in 23.3% and Class III molar relation in 2.1% of the subjects. Conclusion: Efforts should be made on a larger scale to obtain a base line data based upon which various public health strategies could be formulated.
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