The Analysis of Selected Malocclusion Risk Factors: A Pilot Study
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 17(1): e3790, 13/01/2017. tab
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| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-914451
المكتبة المسؤولة:
BR1822.9
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To analyse selected malocclusion risk factors, their exposure time and overall malocclusion risk scores. Material andMethods:
The self-prepared questionnaires were collected at dental practitioners' waiting rooms from 6/2014 to 12/2015. The study group consisted of patients treated by dental braces (n=82; 15.5±4.4 years) and the control group consisted of other patients not treated by dental braces (n=45; 17.6±4.7 years). Data were processed by the statistical program SPSS using descriptive statistics. To verify the hypothesis wad used two sample t-test to compare the average exposure scores and the exposure time between the two groups. To determine associations between categorical variables was used Chi-square test. Statistical significance was set at p-value <0.05.Results:
Our results confirmed longer exposure times in all studied malocclusion risk factors, in the case of pacifier sucking the difference was significant (p=0.001). The longest exposure time was found in mouth breathing in the study group (12.2±6.5 years). The lip sucking/chewing cannot be confirmed as a malocclusion risk factor. The study group had higher level of an overall mean risk score (19.8±11.5) compared the control group (16.1±12.1), although not significant. It can be concluded that non-nutritive sucking habits and/or mouth breathing could have damaging effect to normal teeth development.Conclusion:
Malocclusions could be preventable, thus we recommend setting up educational programs for dentists and paediatricians as well as for parents focusing on the improvement of oral health knowledge.Key words
النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Orthodontic Appliances
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Oral Health
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Risk Factors
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Malocclusion
نوع الدراسة:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
المحددات:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
موضوع المجلة:
ODONTOLOGIA
السنة:
2017
نوع:
Article