title: [Frequency of overjet, overbite and open bite in the deciduous dentition].
abstract: The authors studied the frequency of overjet, overbite and open bite in deciduous dentition in one hundred and twenty Brasilian white children, of both sexes, aged between 2 and 6 years old. The results showed that the deciduous dentition of that children was characterized for a moderate overjet and a light overbite and that overjet and open bite degree decrease with the increasing of the children's age.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clinica Infantil, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Mussolino
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
vernacular_title: Freqüência de sobressaliência, sobremordida e mordida aberta na dentição decídua.