Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : THE FREQUENCY OF MALOCCLUSION IN SAUDI ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS THE FREQUENCY OF MALOCCLUSION IN SAUDI ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS   Document Language : English  Abstract : %.e prevalence of maIocdusion in Saucfi !JLrabianpopufation is we[{ recognizecf. Previous researchers have shown that there is increasea cfemana for orthocfontic treatmentj however those reports were Eimitea to the aistricts where they were peiformea ana were affectea by rife styfe in these areas ana none were peiformea in the western province. %.e aim of this stucfy was to investigate prevalence of maIocdusion ana arch form in permanent cfentition among SaucH !JLrabian patients seekjng orthocfontic treatment in Jecfcfafi. Mafocdusion was eva[uatea basea on !JLng£esCWssification} afSo arch form basea on Ovoicf (averageJ 'Taper (narrow) ana Square (broacf) shape arches. %.e investigatea sampre was 54 mares ana 53 femares with mean age of 15.3 ana 15.0 year for mares ana femares respectivefy. %.e resu[ts of the stuay inaicate that among males !JLngfe CWss II is the most prevalent type. On the other hanc( CWss I ana CWss III types were more prevalent in fema£es. In the [ower arch) Ovoicf shape was the most prevalent arch form} while narrow shape was the most prevafent arch form in the upper arch in a« subjects (percentage was higher in males  ISSN : 0  Journal Name : Egyptian Orthodontic Journal  Volume : 26  Issue Number : 1  Publishing Year : 2004 AH 2004 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Wednesday, June 18, 2008  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email زهير مرشد murshid, zuhair Investigator Doctorate zmurshid@kau.edu.sa فهد السليماني Al-sulimany, fahad Investigator Doctorate falsulaimani@kau.edu.sa Files File Name Type Description  THE FREQUENCY OF MALOCCLUSION IN SAUDI.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page