Evaluation of Pharyngeal Airway Space in Skeletal Class I & Class II patterns in Kundrathur Population
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Aim: To evaluate the pharyngeal airway space present in ethnic population in Kundrathur. Materials and method: A screening camp was conducted in Kundrathur, 760 people were screened and out of which 120 cephalograms were taken in the Department of Orthodontics, Madha Dental College and Hospital from people who were willing for fixed appliance treatment based on inclusion criteria. The subjects ranging from 11-30 age group were investigated. In this study, upper and lower pharyngeal airway space were measured based on Mc. Namara analysis. Results: Parametric test was applied. Descriptive statistics were done to assess the mean among the study variables and an independent t-test was used to find out the measurement values in dental and skeletal malocclusion status. Conclusion: Dental malocclusion was shown to be highly significant than skeletal malocclusion.
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