Critical analyses of some malocclusions register and evaluation methods

Edvaldo de Melo PINTO, Pedro Paulo da Costa GONDIM, Niedje Siqueira de LIMA

Since de end of century 20th, a number of classification systems have being proposed, by several authors, with the intention of, initially, facilitate the diagnosis and the orthodontic treatment, and later, be of efficiency and precision to the epidemiological studies. The Angle’s classification (1899) became the measurements greater instrument of malocclusions during all last century. Because of its limitations, as much in the evaluation of malocclusions in vertical a transversal planes as for the criterion lack needed to be consider as an epidemiological instrument, many authors proposed others systems to replace the Angle’s system, and to do so, the carried out many tests and comparatives studies with these methods and found optimal results. However, none of them was largely used. The World Health Organization (WHO), from 1997, started to recommend the use of quantitative nature registers to evaluate malocclusions. In the future, new index will be developed and standardized in the malocclusion study.

Keywords: Register Method. Malocclusion. Oclusal characteristics.

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