Prevalence of KIG-grades 3-5 in an orthodontic practice in North Rhine Westphalia compared with results of the DMS•6 and with KZBV data.

Gero Stefan Michael Kinzinger Jan Hourfar Jörg Alexander Lisson

Published in: Head & face medicine (2024)

Sagittal deviations described by classifications "D" and "M" represent with 47.4% almost half of the malocclusions with treatment need. KIG-grade D4 is the most frequent classification. There were no regional deviations of the prevalence of KIG-grades 3-5 in the district of Viersen / North Rhine compared with the national average, not even when scrutinizing a five-year-period.

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