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Heston and Isleworth 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Orthodontic—Defects Found.
| Year 1930 (7 months only). | Year 1931 (A full year) | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrow Arches (Contracted Jaws) | 24 | l6 |
| Labioversions (Labioplacements) | 20 | 14 |
| Linguoversions (Linguoplacements) | 20 | 23 |
| General Crowding and Imbrications | 32 | 57 |
| Interlocked (Crossed) Bites | 2 | 1 |
| Habits—Lip Suckers | 3 | 2 |
| Thumbs do. | 2 | 0 |
| Tongue do. | 1 | 0 |
| Finger do. | 2 | 1 |
| Nasal Obstruction | — | 1 |
| Open Bite | 2 | 3 |
| Close Bite (Overlappings) | 12 | 12 |
| Perversions | 4 | 2 |
| Torsoversion (Medio-Disto-Placements) | 14 | 27 |
| Supraversion (Supraplacements) | 2 | 1 |
| Infraversions (Infraplacements) | — | 4 |
| Inferior Retrusions | 21 | 10 |
| Superior Protrusions | 1 | 2 |
| Impacted Teeth | 2 | — |
| Mouth Breathers | — | 2 |
| Biting on the Gums | — | 12 |
| Parent desiring Consultant's opinion . | — | 9 |
| Buried Supernumerary Tooth | — | 1 |
| Proclinations of Upper Fronts | — | 3 |
| Erupting outside the Arch | — | 2 |
| Erupting in the Palate ... | — | 1 |
| Supernumerary Teeth | — | 2 |
| Wide Diastema | — | 4 |
The object of the orthodontic scheme was to enable treatment
to be obtained at the minimum expenditure of time and
money on the part of the parents. To this end it was hoped that
the single visit to the Royal Dental Hospital, for the Consultant's
opinion and advice as to the lines of treatment, would suffice in
nearly all cases. Quite an appreciable number, however, present
conditions which necessitate a review by the Consultant say 3,
6 or 12 months later, as the condition develops, and in some
cases the condition has not developed sufficiently at the second
visit. This was got over to some extent by sending fresh models
showing the latest development, and by leaving the Dental
Surgeon here to decide whether a case had progressed sufficiently