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Avances en Odontoestomatología
versão On-line ISSN 2340-3152versão impressa ISSN 0213-1285
Resumo
IGLESIAS PARADA, IM. Oral health in temporary dentition: (II) Research about malocclusion and other oral anomalies in 441 child sample from Vigo. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.1, pp.11-19. ISSN 2340-3152.
The purpose of this three-part research is to evaluate the oral health of children from Vigo with temporary dentition. Prevalences of Malocclusion and other oral anomalies. Sample: 441 children, aged between fourteen and ninety-two months (average age: S9,6 months), all of them with milk teeth at the beginning of the research. Results: (4,6% of precesion for a 9S% of confidence), the 90,92 per cent of the sample is orthognatic, the 8,17 per cent is retrognatic and the 0,91 is prognatic. The prevalence of malocclusion is 39,2 percent. It is 21,3 per cent when slight, 14,S per cent when mild and the 3,4 per cent of the sample is severe. The most frecuent malocclusions are crowded together theet, open front bite and crossed bites. Diverse oral anomalies affect the 6,S7 per cent of the sample. Conclusion: A quick diagnosis of malocclusion lets the possibility of planning a treatment depending on the child needs. Dental anomalies in temporary dentition warn about finding the same or worse problem in permanent dentition.
Palavras-chave : Epidemiology; Primary Dentition; Malocclusion; Oral Anomaly; Prevalence.