title: Prevalence of malocclusion in jaipur, India.
abstract: A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of malocclusion in Jaipur city, India. A total of 700 subjects, in the age group of 16-26 years were divided into five groups of normal occlusion, Angle's Class I, Class II Div 1, Class II Div 2 and Class III malocclusion. The results revealed that the prevalence of malocclusion was 66.3%, with the majority of them having Class I malocclusion (57.9%), while the prevalence of Class III malocclusion was found to be the least (1.4%). There was no statistically significant gender difference among the subjects studied.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Mridula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.affiliation: Vice Principal, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Angle’s classification; Malocclusion; prevalence.