Ozair Erfan

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Objective: The main aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of Midline Maxillary diastema according to three common races (Tajik, Pashtoon, and Hazara), sex, and type of dental arch among 999 OPD patients in National and Specialized Stomatology Hospital, Kabul-Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: 999 patients in 15-30 years were selected by a systematic random sampling method during the seventh month. Patients were examined directly intra-orally, and information was collected by a single researcher, recorded on pre-prepared questioner forms, and then data analyzed by the SPSS.25 software. Results: The result shows that the prevalence of maxillary midline diastema was 5.8%, that most of them were male 3.3% than females 2.3%. Frequency of midline diastema was more in Tajik race 6.5% than Pashtoon 5.5% and Hazara 3.6%. According to the arch form, midline diastema appearance was mostly detected in the Square arch form at 6.8% than the Ovoid 5.4% and Triangular 4.3%. Keywords: Maxillary midline diastema gender race arch form.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of different types of malocclusion among 1000 OPD patients in Stomatology Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan. Materials and Methods: 1000 patients between ages of 15-30 years (500 males and 500 females), randomly selected using specific criteria among patients that visited Kabul Stomatology Hospital OPD department, for 7 months. Patients were examined directly intra-orally, and information was collected by a single observer, recorded on pre-prepared forms, and analyzed through the SPSS program. Result: Result of this study showed that from 1000 OPD patients, 81.2% were suffering from malocclusions, among which Class I Malocclusion was recorded to be 49%, Class II Division 1 was 14.8%, Class II Division 2 was 8.2%, Pseudo Class III was 3.1%, and Class III Malocclusion was recorded to be 6%. Class I Malocclusion was the most prevalent. Keywords: Prevalence of dental malocclusion normal occlusion, Class 1, Class 2, Pseudo-Class 3, Class 3.

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