@article{Baral_Budhathoki_Bhuju_Koirala_2014, title={Prevalence of Occlusal Traits in the Deciduous Dentition of Children of Kaski District, Nepal}, volume={52}, url={https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2706}, DOI={10.31729/jnma.2706}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The prevalence of occlusal traits varies among various populations. Ethnic, genetic and environmental factors are the major contributors, with a role in the specific cause of malocclusion. The aim of this epidemiological study was to assess the prevalence of occlusal traits in the deciduous dentition of children of Kaski District,Nepal.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 506 children (251 girls, 255 boys), aged 3-5 years, were assessed. The occlusion examination was carried out by three examiners, in the school camps,community dental care centre and general health camps, utilizing a mouih mirror and probe. Intra investigator error was calculated using kappa statistics. The data were analyzed by the statistical program SPSS version 17 using the Chi-square test.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> The present study studied occlusal traits of 506 children (251 girls, 255 boys), aged 3-5 years. The study result showed that bilateral mesial step seen in 40.3%,bilateral flush terminal plane in 33.5%, bilateral distal steps in 8.5%,mesial step one side and flush terminal other side in 12.7%,mesial step one side and distal step other side in 2.6%,flush terminal one side and distal step other side in 2.4%,anterior crossbite in 3%,posterior crossbite in 0.4% and non-spaced dentition in 20% children.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Mesial step was the most prevalent followed by straight terminal plane and the distal terminal plane showed least prevalence. There were diverse traits for malocclusion. There was no significant difference(p>0.05) in occlusal traits between male and female children. </p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> <em>crossbite; distal step; flush terminal plane; mesial step; occlusion.</em></p> <div data-canvas-width="59.99999999999999"> </div>}, number={195}, journal={Journal of Nepal Medical Association}, author={Baral, Prakash and Budhathoki, Prakash and Bhuju, Krishna Gopal and Koirala, Bandana}, year={2014}, month={Sep.}, pages={862–865} }