STUDY ON PATIENT DISTRIBUTION IN ORTHODONTICS

Suh,  Cheong-Hoon

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 15(9); 1977 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1977;15(9):745-748.
Published online September 30, 1977.

교정과 환자내원상황에 관한 연구

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서울대학교 치과대학 교정학교실

STUDY ON PATIENT DISTRIBUTION IN ORTHODONTICS

Cheong-Hoon Suh

Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University

Abstract

1,620 patients who visited our department from 1966 to 1977.7.15, were surveyed on the yearly tendency of patient distribution and the state of Angle's clssification. 1. There was increased visiting rate of patint a year. Patient distribution who visited in our department in the year 1976 was five 샤든 than that in the year 1966. 2. 10-15 age group was 41% in total visiting patient and 20 age over group was 20.4%. 3. Permanent dentition group was 66.2% among three dentitions but it was showedthe tendency that age group is lower year by year. 4. Class I malocclusion was 51.1% in total visiting patient, moreclass III maloulsion was prevalent than class II malocclusion.