Malocclusion in Lagos, Nigeria
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 11 (1) , 59-62
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01355.x
Abstract
Schoolchildren (617) 10-19 yr of age were examined to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in a population sample in Lagos. Class I occlusion accounted for 76.8%, followed closely by Class II malocclusion, 14.7%, and Class III malocclusion, 8.4%. Crowding was recorded in 15.1% of the cases, most of which occurred anteriorly. Some interesting differences in the prevalences of malocclusions compared to studies on Caucasian subjects are shown.Keywords
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