ABSTRACT

The aim of orthodontic treatment in children is to maintain or improve arch integrity for the eruption of permanent teeth and to prevent the development of malocclusion. The importance of proper diagnosis prior to the treatment of mixed dentition patients cannot be neglected since this could reduce the severity of the skeletal, dental and soft tissue problems if adequately treated at the right time. The aim of this study was to assess the orthodontic treatment need in the mixed dentition stage. 41,400 patient records were reviewed from June 2019 to March 2020. Orthodontic treatment suggestions of patients between 7 -12 years of age were retrieved from the case records and tabulated in excel and imported to SPSS.795 (25%) patients were in need of orthodontic treatment in mixed dentition stage. Out of 795 patients, 437 patients were male and 358 patients were female. The current study concluded that 25% of the patients were in the need of orthodontic treatment in the mixed dentition stage. People should be made aware about the fact that if noted at the developing phase, treatment would be more economical as well as less time consuming. Keywords: Interceptive orthodontics; Malocclusions; Mixed dentition; Orthodontic treatment
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1073