Leading extremity and gender influence on bite type in ukrainian and persian students

Abstract

Orthognathic occlusion was observed in real dexters and unreal sinisters, more in Persians, mainly in men. Orthogeny was characteristic in real sinisters, more in women, in the Persians in bigger extent Biprognathism was deter­ mined more in the Ukrainians of both sexes. Opistognathic occlusion was the1 distinguishing feature of ambidexes. All these bites types belong to physiologi­ cal ones. As for pathological obclusion types, the distribution was the following. Prognathic bite was,observed in real dexters and unreal sinisters, more in Per­ sians, mainly in men. Progeny W'as characteristic in real sinisters, more in women, in the Persians in bigger extent Deep and opened bites were deter­ mined more in the Ukrainians. Crossing bite was met in ambidexes.