Department of Dental Medicine, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
Research Article
Occlusal Standards in Temporary Dentition: A Survey of an Infantile Population in Fez, Morocco
Author(s): Achabi Najoua*
Objective: Until these days, the occlusal standards characterizing the Moroccan child population have
not been evaluated. Only international references are used. The objective of this work is to place the
occlusal standards of our population in relation to international references, by comparing the intra
and inter arch parameters found in our study (arch perimeter, inter canine distance, inter molar
distance) with those found in other similar studies.
Methodology: A sample of 30 children (17 girls, 13 boys), aged from 3 to 5 years, was selected from
the nurseries of the city of Fez. Study casts were made. Measurable data were collected and analyzed
by SPSS 13.0 software (Chicago, IL, USA).
Results: The majority of the children examined had different types of diastema. Their prevalence was
(96.7%) i.. View More»
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