<![CDATA[Anterior crossbite is a common malocclusion in early mixed dentition.Teeth with proper occlusion playsan important role in speech, mastication, deglutition. Determining its prevalence is important for earlycorrection. The objective of the study was to assess prevalence of anterior crossbite in children visitinguniversity hospital Chennai. A sample of 4355 patients of age 6-13 years visiting the hospital were taken.We reviewed patients records, analysed data of 7415 patients between June 2019 to March 2020 and clinicalfindings are recorded.The data is then tabulated in microsoft excel. Chi square test is used for comparisonof groups. The data is analysed with the help of SPSS software.In this study we observed that 3.7% of thetotal patients showed incidence of anterior crossbite. Prevalence of anterior crossbite is observed to be morein age groups between 10-13 years followed by 6-9 years. Within the limitations of the study, 3% of thechildren visiting university hospital have anterior crossbite.]]>
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