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Prevalence of Cross Bite Occlusion in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Anurag Tiwari**** , Thilagarani P.R.* , D. Ashok Kumar** , Yogesh Mahobia*** , Anurag Tiwari**** , Vidyesh D. Nadkerny**** , Mrigank Shekhar Jha*****

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Indian Journal of Dental Education 8(4):p 191-194, Oct-Dec 2015. | DOI: DOI:https://dx.doi.org/ 10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.8415.2

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 Cross bite is one of the common occlusal anomaly in orthodontic population. It may be present in anterior or posterior region and it can be of dental or skeletal in origin. There have been many studies carried out in different parts of world to find the prevalence of cross bite. This study was carried out in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh population to access the cross bite prevalence so that appropriate dental health services could be planned. This examination was carried out on 468 subjects out of which 183 were male and 285 were female. Patient’s pre treatment cast was used and was clinically examined. This analysis showed that total percentage of cross bite recorded was 19.01%. The posterior cross bite percentage is 11.32% and while that of anterior is 7.69%. The percentage of cross bite in female is 10.47 % and male is 8.54 %. The percentage of bilateral cross bite is 1.28% and unilateral percentage is 10.04%. Cross bite was more prevalent in females as compared to males. Posterior cross bite was more common than anterior cross bite. Cross bite were not reported in class II div II and class III cases. 

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