Prevalence of Dental Malocclusion and Its Gender Distribution Among Dental Students at Kabul University of Medical Science

Abstract

Aim: The current study aims to provide quantitative and qualitative information about the prevalence of dental malocclusions among dental students of Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS) in the orthodontics department of Ali Abad Teaching Dental Clinic that evaluates the relationship of malocclusion between gender and the major causes of malocclusion in society among genders and the tendency of the community toward the treatment of dentoalveolar anomalies. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional survey which has been done randomly among 133 students, 68 male (51.12%) and 65 female (48.87%); in an age range of (18-25) years old at Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Ali Abad teaching dental clinic faculty of Dentistry. Results: It displays the different "Angle" grades of dental malocclusion for males and girls. For men, the classifications are Class I (48.33%) Class II (6.66%) Class III (43.33%). Males experienced crowding at a rate of 33% while females experienced it at a rate of 43%. Dental caries (53.84%) was shown to be the most prevalent oral condition in females after extensive research and analysis. No one in our survey (65 female participants) reported having periodontitis, compared to men who had dental plaque at rates of 28.97% and 6%, respectively, and gingivitis. Conclusions: The most significant contributing factor to dental malocclusion in boys may be dental trauma, while in girls it may be inheritance. Because girls tend to value beauty more than boys do, they were more interested in orthodontic procedures. Moreover, participants' rates of crowding, deep, open bites, and edge-to-edge bites were highest.