Epidemiological findings in Indonesia of orthodontic interest

Of the 110 Sundanese girls and boys we examined anthropometrically 99% were hyper- or brachycephalic, in 75.5% of the population this was combined with hyper-eury- or euryprosopy. From a dentist's standpoint, the following findings were noted: Primary crowding in 85%, deep-bite in 55%, bi-alveolary protrusion in 22% and canine-like upper lateral incisors in 20% of the cases examined.