Orthodontic status and treatment need of 12-year-old children in South Africa : an epidemiological study using the dental aesthetic index

Orthodontic status and treatment need of 12-year-old children in South Africa : an epidemiological study using the dental aesthetic index

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs in a sample of 12-year-old South African school children using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI), and to assess the relationship between malocclusion and certain socio-demographic variabl...

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Main Author: Drummond, Robert John
Other Authors: Prof P J van Wyk
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Socio-demographic variables
Orthodontic treatment
Malocclusion
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28580
Drummond, R 2003, Orthodontic status and treatment need of 12-year-old children in South Africa : an epidemiological study using the dental aesthetic index, MChD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28580 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10102003-165609/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28580
Drummond, R 2003, Orthodontic status and treatment need of 12-year-old children in South Africa : an epidemiological study using the dental aesthetic index, MChD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28580 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10102003-165609/

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