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A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation

The preliminary investigation was carried out to assess the severity of malocclusion between two centres, the dental schools in Leeds, United Kingdom and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 99 study models were analysed using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (lOIN). Thestudy models were of pat...

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Main Authors: Ghani, S.H.A., Sundralingam, S.
Format: Article
Published: 1995
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Medical technology
RK Dentistry
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spelling my.um.eprints.21072011-09-12T03:02:12Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/2107/ A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation Ghani, S.H.A. Sundralingam, S. Medical technology RK Dentistry The preliminary investigation was carried out to assess the severity of malocclusion between two centres, the dental schools in Leeds, United Kingdom and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 99 study models were analysed using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (lOIN). Thestudy models were of patients aged 8to 15 years, equally distributed between male and female patients taken from the undergraduate and staff clinics. Forty nine and fifty study models were analysed at the Leeds Dental School and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, respectively. From this observation, it appeared that the sample of patients treated at the Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur presented approximately 25% higher with cases in the severe end of the malocclusion based on the dental health component and almost 70% more with the aesthetic component. Factors contributing to this finding are discussed. 1995 Article PeerReviewed Ghani, S.H.A. and Sundralingam, S. (1995) A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation. Annals of Dentistry, 2 (1). pp. 15-19. ISSN 0128-7532 http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu.my/ArticleInformation.aspx?ArticleID=536
institution Universiti Malaya
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topic Medical technology
RK Dentistry
spellingShingle Medical technology
RK Dentistry
Ghani, S.H.A.
Sundralingam, S.
A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
description The preliminary investigation was carried out to assess the severity of malocclusion between two centres, the dental schools in Leeds, United Kingdom and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 99 study models were analysed using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (lOIN). Thestudy models were of patients aged 8to 15 years, equally distributed between male and female patients taken from the undergraduate and staff clinics. Forty nine and fifty study models were analysed at the Leeds Dental School and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, respectively. From this observation, it appeared that the sample of patients treated at the Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur presented approximately 25% higher with cases in the severe end of the malocclusion based on the dental health component and almost 70% more with the aesthetic component. Factors contributing to this finding are discussed.
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author Ghani, S.H.A.
Sundralingam, S.
author_facet Ghani, S.H.A.
Sundralingam, S.
author_sort Ghani, S.H.A.
title A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
title_short A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
title_full A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
title_fullStr A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
title_full_unstemmed A comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the United Kingdom and Malaysia: a preliminary investigation
title_sort comparison of the severity of malocclusion between two centres in the united kingdom and malaysia: a preliminary investigation
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