title: Occlusal traits of deciduous dentition of preschool children of Indian children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the occlusal relationship, canine relationship, crowding, primate spaces, and anterior spacing in both maxillary and mandibular arches of primary dentition of Indian children of Wardha District and also to study the age-wise differences in occlusal characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1053 (609 males and 444 females) children of 3-5 year age group with complete primary dentition were examined for occlusal relationship, canine relationship, crowding, primate spaces, and anterior spacing in both maxillary and mandibular arches.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data after evaluation showed significant values for all parameters except mandibular anterior spacing, which was 47.6%. Mild crowding was prevalent at 5 year age group and moderate crowding was common at 3 year-age group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evaluated parameters such as terminal molar relationship and canine relationship were predominantly progressing toward to normal but contacts and crowding status were contributing almost equal to physiologic anterior spacing. Five-year-age group showed higher values with respect to all the parameters.
authors: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Rakesh N
authors: RN
authors: Bahadure
authors: Nilima
authors: N
authors: Thosar
authors: Rahul
authors: R
authors: Gaikwad
keywords: Anterior spacing; canine relationship; crowding; occlusal relationship; primate spaces
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