The korean journal of orthodontics (대한치과교정학회지)
- Volume 22 Issue 3 Serial No. 38
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- Pages.691-701
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- 1992
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- 2234-7518(pISSN)
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- 2005-372X(eISSN)
A STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF MALOCCLUSION OF YONSEI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN 1991
1991학년도 연세대학교 학생을 대상으로 한 부정교합 빈도에 관한 연구
- Kang, Hye-Kyung (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
- Ryu, Young-Kyu (Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
- Published : 1992.09.01
Abstract
Over recent 20 years, with socioeconomic development and change of recognition of the population, more people are concerned about their health and appearance. To obtain the change of frequency of malocclusion and the demand for orthodontic treatment, with this trend, 2460 freshmen and students of Yonsei Univ. in 1991, aged from 18 to 21 were examined excluding 187 students who have history of orthodontic treatment, 86 students who are undergoing treatment, 39 students who have too much missing teeth to classify. After analize the frequency of malocclusion and the demand for orthodontic treatment, following results was obtained. 1. Sex ratio in the prevalence of malocclusion was
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