Chenchen Zhou, Peipei Duan, Hong He, Jinlin Song, Min Hu, Yuehua Liu, Yan Liu, Jie Guo, Fang Jin, Yang Cao, Lingyong Jiang, Qingsong Ye, Min Zhu, Beizhan Jiang, Wenhua Ruan, Xiao Yuan, Huang Li, Rui Zou, Yulou Tian, Li Gao, Rui Shu, Jianwei Chen, Renkai Liu, Shujuan Zou, Xiaobing Li
Malocclusion, identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of three major oral diseases, profoundly impacts the dental-maxillofacial functions, facial esthetics, and long-term development of ~260 million children in China. Beyond its physical manifestations, malocclusion also significantly influences the psycho-social well-being of these children. Timely intervention in malocclusion can foster an environment conducive to dental-maxillofacial development and substantially decrease the incidence of malocclusion or reduce the severity and complexity of malocclusion in the permanent dentition, by mitigating the negative impact of abnormal environmental influences on the growth...
April 16, 2024: International Journal of Oral Science