20Mar 2017

SURVEY ON AWARENESS ABOUT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN GENERAL POPULATION OF NAGPUR DISTRICT.

  • MDS Orthodontics, Assistant Professor Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital Nagpur Maharashtra India.
  • BDS, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital Nagpur Maharashtra India.
  • MDS Orthodontics Professor & HOD ,Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital Nagpur Maharashtra India.
  • MDS Orthodontics Associate Professor, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital Nagpur Maharashtra India
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Context: Malocclusion is not a disease in itself but a variation in the arrangement of teeth, morphology of jaws, face and cranium. Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel or to be conscious. Awareness forms the basis for planning oral health which is an inseparable part of general health. Aims & Objectives: - To assess the awareness of orthodontic problems & its treatment in Nagpur District. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional, observational (non- experimental) descriptive questionnaire survey was conducted in urban population of Nagpur District. Two age groups were studied i.e. adolescence and adult. According to the prestructured questionnaire (15 objective questions) data was formulated for assessment of knowledge and awareness of orthodontic treatment. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in general information and awareness about the proper age of orthodontic treatment. Conclusion: Awareness of malocclusion and the need to make corrections has increasingly become prevalent among our population. As growing public interest in oral health increased, the demand for orthodontic treatment also became more noticeable in dental practices.

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[Atram Harish, Jakati Sanjeev V, Namrata Khetal, PV Hazarey, Mrunal Aley, Achint Chachada and Mugdha Mankar. (2017); SURVEY ON AWARENESS ABOUT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN GENERAL POPULATION OF NAGPUR DISTRICT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 500-504] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3538      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3538

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