Frequency and severity of malocclusions in patients with statutory health insurance in a German orthodontic practice in North Rhine Westphalia – a multi-part cross-sectional study over a 20-year period

ConclusionThe distribution of the 6 most frequent and the 5 least frequent KIG classifications was constant over a 20-year-period. Among all possible tooth and jaw misalignment variants, the sagittal classifications"D" and"M" represent the most frequent malocclusions.Clinical relevanceThe results and their comparison with historical data show that both frequency and severity of tooth and jaw misalignment with orthodontic treatment need appear identical for patients with statutory health insurance over a 20-year period.
Source: Clinical Oral Investigations - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research