Need for orthodontic treatment among Brazilian adolescents: evaluation based on public health

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence and the severity of malocclusions and to analyze factors associated with the need for orthodontic treatment of Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: This exploratory, cross-sectional study was carried out based on secondary data from the national epidemiological surve...

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Main Authors: Carolina Vieira de Freitas, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Danilo Cangussu Mendes, Isabela Almeida Pordeus, Kimberly Marie Jones, Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000200204&lng=en&tlng=en