Abstract
Objective: To provide detailed information concerning clinically relevant occlusal traits and prevalence of occlusal anomaliesin orthodontically relevant period of dental development.Materials & Method: 1501 Yemeni female school children aged 12 years were clinically examined. Overjet was measured to thenearest of 0.5 mm, and sagittal molar relationship were measured. In addition, missing permanent teeth, crowding, spacing,anterior maxillary and mandibular irregularities and anterior open bite were evaluated. Descriptive analysis was carried out toassess the frequency.Result: 9.1% female presented with at least one missing permanent tooth. The mean overjet was 2.8 mm, an increased overjetgreater than 6 mm was affecting around 4 per cent of the children. Similarly, spacing and crowding were present in 25.8% and30.4% respectively. Anterior open bite was affected in every tenth child. Molar relations other than Class I were reported in 29.5%of the sample.Conclusion: Wide range of orthodontically relevant occlusal traits found in the present study underlines the need for orthodonticscreening of children at the age of 12 years or earlier.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v4i1.11310 Orthodontic Journal of Nepal Vol.4(1) 2014; 41-44
Highlights
Gender equity is a major concern in Yemen
Wide range of orthodontically relevant occlusal traits found in the present study underlines the need for orthodontic screening of children at the age of 12 years or earlier
The malocclusion traits recorded by this study are shown in Table 1; crowding was present in 30.4%, while spacing was recorded in 25.8% of the sample
Summary
Gender equity is a major concern in Yemen. History shows that women have contributed major roles in Yemen. The Queen of Sheba, for instance, is a source of pride for the Yemeni nation. Present-day females are subject to humanity that reflects mostly agricultural, tribal, and patriarchal traditions. This combined with illiteracy and economic issues have led women to be continuously deprived of their rights as the citizens. Fewer girls are registered in school compared to boys, numerous tend to be over-aged and most drop out before completing basic education. Females are devoid in health facilities including the orthodontic service
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