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.
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Institute for Community Dentistry and Graduate Studies, Royal Dental College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Petersen
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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