title: Occlusal Characteristics of the Primary Dentition Revisited.
abstract: The occlusal characteristics of the primary dentition of 130 children 3 to 6 years old were examined. Variables were the terminal plane relationship, primary canine occlusion, spacing, overjet and overbite relationships. The flush terminal plane was the most common finding. A Class I relationship of the primary canine occurred in 85% of the subjects. Spaced dentitions occurred 81% of the time, while the presence of primate spaces occurred in at least one of the four quadrants. The overjet relationship varied from +1 mm to 4 mm in all subjects, and the majority of children were considered to have a normal overbite.
authors.forename: Stanley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Askari
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D003970:Diastema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009518:New York; D057887:Overbite / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D044465:White People