The pattern of skeletal representation at Islamabad Dental Hospital: An estimate of their minimum reporting frequency to aid in planning areas of future research

Abstract

Introduction: Studies have been conducted in the last few decades to determine the prevalence of malocclusion in different populations and these studies show great variability. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the frequency of various skeletal malocclusions reporting at department of Orthodontics, Islamabad Dentals Hospital, Bhara Kahu, Islamabad.

Material and Methods: One hundred and fifty patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected from the records. The records included history sheets and lateral cephalograms for each patient.

Results: 56% of the sample belonged to the skeletal class I group, 32% to skeletal class II and 12% to skeletal class III. 46.6% patients were normal angle, 34% were high angle and 19.3% were from the low angle group.

Conclusions: This study would enable the department of Orthodontics to formulate areas of future research as per the results depending on the kind of skeletal malocclusion reporting and also aid in the setting of clinical course work for the post graduate residents on the basis of the frequency of various malocclusions being treated.