SECULAR TRENDS IN MALOCCLUSION IN AUSTRIAN MEN

Authors
WEILAND FJ JONKE E BANTLEON HP
Citation
Fj. Weiland et al., SECULAR TRENDS IN MALOCCLUSION IN AUSTRIAN MEN, European journal of orthodontics, 19(4), 1997, pp. 355-359
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
European journal of orthodontics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415387
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
355 - 359
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5387(1997)19:4<355:STIMIA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A comparison between occlusal deviations in the permanent dentition in the skulls of 94 19th century and 157 present-day Austrian males was made by means of the PAR Index. It was found that the contemporary den titions showed significantly higher malocclusion scores than the 19th century sample (weighted PAR Index 11.79 and 6.62, respectively). The results show that secular changes in malocclusion have occurred during the last 100 years.