FREQUENCY OF CROSS BITE AMONG THE ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS IN KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Authors

  • Tahira Hussain Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar
  • Ahsan Mehmood shah Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar
  • Muhammad Saood Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar
  • Syed Suleman Shah Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar
  • Faizan Ul Hassan Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Rehman College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Hina Dilabaz Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.87

Keywords:

Cross bite, frequency, malocclusion, transverse discrepancy.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the occurrence of cross bites in patients seeking orthodontic treatment, and to study the extent to which it is prevalent in different types of malocclusions and its variation with gender.
Materials & Methods: Pretreatment study casts of 100 patients were evaluated among which 53 were female and 47 were male patients. Data was processed using the SPSS (17.0) software.
Results: Out of 100 cases, 21% had anterior cross bite and 34% had posterior cross bite. Cross bite was more in class III malocclusion cases.
Conclusion: Cross bite is more prevalent in females as compared to males and among the three different types of malocclusions, it was most prevalent in class III malocclusion cases. 

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Published

2022-03-31

How to Cite

Tahira Hussain, Ahsan Mehmood shah, Muhammad Saood, Syed Suleman Shah, Faizan Ul Hassan, & Hina Dilabaz. (2022). FREQUENCY OF CROSS BITE AMONG THE ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS IN KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 12(1), 58–61. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v12i1.87

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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