Oral Habits: Prevalence and Effects on Occlusion Among 7 to 13 Years Old School Children in Aseer, Saudi Arabia
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 20: e0005, 2020. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence of deleterious oral habits and its effect on occlusion in school going children from 7 to 13 years old, in Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Material andMethods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted by clinical examination for the total sample of 750, who were attending private/ government schools in Aseer region school. Students were selected by stratified cluster random sampling. Clinical findings of each oral habits, including assessment of malocclusion, were examined involving the following parameters, i.e., crowding, spacing, open bite, crossbite and deep bite. Logistic regression analysis was conducted.Results:
Boys had 26.2 % of crowded teeth, while 16.3% of girls were found to have crowded teeth; the difference was found to be significant (p=0.002). Spacing was present in 26.4% of boys and 16.7% girls; a significant difference was found between the two (p=0.002). Sleep bruxism was observed more among male subjects than females with a statistically significant difference in detrimental habits (p<0.001). Those subjects having tongue thrusting are 1.264 times at more risk of having crowded teeth than those with no tongue thrusting.Conclusion:
There was a high prevalence of malocclusion associated with harmful oral habits in children. This highlighted the need to implement programs of oral care and health education for preventive orthodontic treatment at an early age.Key words
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Saudi Arabia
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Child
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Sleep Bruxism
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Overbite
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Malocclusion
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Type:
Article