dc.contributor.author | Rwakatema, DS | |
dc.contributor.author | Ng'ang'a Peter M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kemoli Arthur M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-30T08:06:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-30T08:06:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 2006 Apr;83(4):92-7 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16863004 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17932 | |
dc.description.abstract | To assess awareness and concern about malocclusion in 12-15 year-olds in Moshi, Tanzania.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Moshi Municipality in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.
SUBJECTS:
Two hundred and ninety eight randomly selected Public primary school children aged 12-15 years (158 males and 140 females).
RESULTS:
About 56% of the respondents thought their teeth were properly aligned. However only 29.1% of the respondents reported being dissatisfied with the way their teeth appeared in their mouth. About 25% of the respondents found their teeth to have been worse than most of their age-mates. Children who reported to have been teased due to their malocclusion comprised 25.8%. Those who thought it was unpleasant to stay with malaligned teeth constituted 55.7% of the respondents. Subjective orthodontic treatment need was reported by 69.1% of the sample. Majority of the children (75%) were ready to accept orthodontic treatment. There were significant correlations between factors of awareness and those of concern about malocclusion among the subjects.
CONCLUSIONS:
In spite of very little orthodontic treatment exposure in this population, awareness and concern about malocclusion was reported by a significant proportion of the children. These findings form a baseline line for future studies on the trends of awareness and concern towards malocclusion in this population. They will also be useful in the planning of orthodontic services in Tanzania. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Awareness and concern about malocclusion among 12-15 year-old children in Moshi, Tanzania. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |