title: Primary canine and molar relationships in centric occlusion in three to six year-old Turkish children: a cross-sectional study.
abstract: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the primary canine and the primary molar relationship in 205 (90 girls and 115 boys) three to six year-old Turkish children with the primary dentition in centric occlusion according to gender and age. In terms of the molar relationship, Class I was represented by 88.29% of all children who agreed to participate in the study, followed by Class II (7.31%), and Class III (4.4%). In terms of the canine relationship, Class I was represented by 87.8% of the sample, followed by Class II (7.8%), and Class III (4.4%). A statistically significant difference was found between age and both the canine and molar relationships (p<0.005), and a positive correlation was confirmed among them. However, the difference and correlation between the gender and the canine and molar relationships were not significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Atatürk, Erzurum, Turkey. yyilmaz25@atauni.edu
authors.forename: Yücel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Taşkin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
authors.forename: Sera
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simşek
authors.forename: Anya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalmiş
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003481:Cuspid / Q000502:physiology*; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008963:Molar / Q000502:physiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014421:Turkey