title: Prevalence of malocclusion traits in an Australian adult population.
abstract: The prevalence of certain malocclusion traits in an Australia adult population was examined in a sample of 113 female and 103 male adult subjects aged between 18 and 64 years (average age = 38.1 years). If cross-sectional studies of younger population groups are to be used for research into the long-term physiological effects of malocclusion, it is essential to know if certain and specific malocclusion traits are stable over time. In this cross-sectional study, the prevalence of many malocclusion traits did not change; however, with advancing age, the incidence of posterior crowding, posterior rotations, posterior crossbite and anterior irregularity increased significantly.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tod
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Taverne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric