CORRELATION OF CEPHALIC INDEX AND MAXILLARY DENTAL CROWDING OF 7-12 YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN RSGM
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2017-03-14
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Early prediction of the potential risk in maxillary dental crowding can be useful for the practice of aesthetic dentistry as well as for effective orthodontic treatment. The purpose of this research is to examine whether the cephalic index can be a method in prediction of maxillary dental crowding of mixed-dentition stage children.
The type of this research method is a cross sectional study. The population of this research is determined by periodic interval sampling in which the patients who came to RSGM in the month of November. Technique sampling used for this research is purposive sampling and fifty subjects were selected. Cephalic index was measured by using a spreading caliper, while maxillary dental crowding was assessed by matching photograph occlusal to the nearest resemblance on standardized photographs of IOTN. Data tabulation and analysis with Spearman’s correlation test.
The results showed that there is relationship between cephalic index and maxillary dental crowding with rs = -0.68. As a conclusion, the p-value was 2.10126×10-8 < 0.05 which means that there is significant correlation of cephalic index and maxillary dental crowding of 7-12 years old children in RSGM when the value of cephalic index decreased, the value of maxillary dental crowding was increased or vice versa.
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Cephalic Index, Maxillary Dental Crowding, IOTN