Frequency of Injury to Front Teeth in Class II Skeletal and Dental Malocclusion

Many researchers have examined the prevalence of dental injuries in children and adolescents. This study was carried out to evaluate the frequency of traumatic injury in class II division 1 malocclusion patients and gender variation of the fracture. Data of 384 class II malocclusion patients was collected. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 19 .P value was set at 0.05. 38% of the patients had Ellis class III fracture followed closely by Ellis class II fractures (36%) in patients with class II malocclusion. Males were commonly affected than females. Ellis class III fracture (45.4%) was most prevalent among females and Ellis class II fracture (39.2%) in males. P value was >0.05 and hence the results were statistically not significant. Within the limits of the study, it was found that fracture of the anterior teeth was more in males than females. Ellis class II was the most common type of fracture that was observed among males and Ellis class III fracture was prevalent among females.