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Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children and adolescents in Bogota, Columbia.

Publicado por: European Journal of Orthodontics

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion in a population of Bogotanian children and adolescents in terms of different degrees of severity in relation to sex and specific stages of dental development, in order to evaluate the need for orthodontic treatment in this part of Colombia.

Authors: Birgit Thilander, Lucia Pena, Clementina Infante, Sara Stella Parada and Clara de Mayorga

malocclusion, orthodontic treatment, colombia, epidemiological study