Occlusal characteristics and orthodontic treatment need in black adolescents in Salvador/BA (Brazil): an epidemiologic study using the Dental Aesthetics Index
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article is to evaluate the need of orthodontic treatment, prevalence and severity of the malocclusions in individuals of black ethnicity in a representative sample of schoolchildren of the city of Salvador/Brazil, as well as to verify if the malocclusion was affected...
Main Authors: | Arthur Costa Rodrigues Farias, Maria Cristina Teixeira Cangussu, Rogério Frederico Alves Ferreira, Marcelo de Castellucci |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Dental Press Editora
2013-02-01
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Series: | Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512013000100010 |
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