Epidemiology of Malocclusion and Assessment of Orthodontic Treatment Need for Nepalese Children

Table 3

Prevalence (%) and distribution of individual malocclusion traits as per DHC of IOTN.

Individual malocclusion traits	Males	Females	Total	%
Increased overjet	192	160	352	17.51
Reverse overjet	21	15	36	1.79
Crossbite	53	39	92	4.57
Deep overbite	141	125	266	13.23
Open bite	21	20	41	2.03
Scissor bite	11	7	18	0.89
Crowding mild	30	23	53	19.75
Moderate	69	61	130
Severe	132	82	214
Hypodontia	54	26	80	3.90
Impacted teeth	72	44	116	5.77
Submerged deciduous; teeth	41	31	72	3.50
Supernumerary teeth	28	34	62	3.08
Anterior spacing	89	87	176	8.75
Normal occlusion	167	135	302	15.02
Total	1121	889	2010	100