Causal relation between malocclusion and caries.
In this second report of a follow-up study of long-term adverse oral health effects of malocclusion it is assessed whether various occlusal and space anomalies imply an increased risk of caries. In 1965-66 malocclusion was recorded in 176 adolescents who were re-examined in 1986-87 at the age of 33-39 years. DMFS scores, in the dentition as a whole and in the segments of the dental arches, were compared between subjects displaying specified traits of malocclusion at both examinations and a comparison group comprising subjects without malocclusion at both examinations. No relationship was found between the malocclusion traits and caries prevalence.
Institute for Community Dentistry and Graduate Studies, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004245:DMF Index; D003718:Denmark; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class