Prevalence of Anterior Open Bite in Kanpur Orthodontic Population: An Original Research Study

Abstract

Aim: To determine the prevalence of anterior open bite in Kanpur Orthodontic population. Materials & Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was designed in which records (dental casts, lateral cephalogram & photographs) of consecutive 1262 patients who visited the department of Orthodontics, Rama Dental College, were evaluated. Anterior open bite cases were further divided into mild, moderate and severe cases depending on their severity. The anterior open bite was 0-2mm in mild cases, 2-4mm in moderate cases & more than 4mm in severe cases. Results: Out of a total of 1262 patients 32 AOB cases were found leading to a prevalence of 2.53%.out of 32 cases, 12 (37.5%) patients were male and 20 (67.5%) were female, leading to a female to male ratio to  be 1.66:1. A total of 18 cases (6 males, 12 females) were mild, 8 cases (3 males, 5 females) were moderate and 5 cases were found to be severe (2 males, 3 females). Conclusion: 1. The prevalence of anterior open bite in Kanpur Orthodontic population was found to be 2.53%. 2. The prevalence was found to be more in females. Female to male ratio was found to be 1.66:1.3.The percentage of mild cases was found to be 56.25%, moderate cases were 28.1% & severe cases were 15.62%.