title: Project Swaziland (Part 4): occlusal status of 12 year old school children.
abstract: The Occlusal Index of Summers (1966) was used to determine the prevalence of occlusal disorders, various features of malocclusion and to estimate the orthodontic treatment needs of 12-year-old Swazi school children in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The results indicate that the current occlusal status of Swazi school children should be maintained and if possible, improved and that the delivery of highly specialised orthodontic treatment procedures is not required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Dentistry, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Volschenk
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Briedenhann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cumber
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rossouw
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D013541:Eswatini / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000453:epidemiology; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence