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Parental Awareness About Malocclusion in Their Children in Chennai Population
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AMANTHI GANAPATHI, DR.GANESH JEEVANANDAN
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Malocclusion is a condition where there are differences in normal form or the occurrence of deviations from the normal relationship of teeth in the arch of the same or opposite teeth.The focus in dentistry is shifting to prevention of disease rather than treatment and repair of damage, and the public’s role has changed from passive recipient to participant in prevention.To assess the parental knowledge and awareness about malocclusion in their children. Result- Out of 200, 83.5% were not aware about irregular teeth in a child. 71.5% of parents agreed that problems with primary teeth can affect permanent teeth. 56% of parents were not aware of maintaining primary teeth to prevent irregular arrangement of teeth in a child. Aesthetics was chosen as the most important reason for treating irregular teeth. Only 34.5 % of parents visit the dentist for regular annual dental check up of their children, although the majority of them considered dentist is the common source of dental information.Overall lack of awareness was observed among the parents about malocclusion. The level of parental awareness and knowledge needs to be improved further.
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Irregular teeth, KAP Study, Malalignment, Questionnaire
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.03.377
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