Epidemiology and aetiology of malocclusion among Syrian paediatric patients.
| Autor: | Alkilzy M; Department of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry, Greifswald University, Germany. alkilzy@hotmail.com, Shaaban A, Altinawi M, Splieth ChH |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | European journal of paediatric dentistry [Eur J Paediatr Dent] 2007 Sep; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 131-5. |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: The knowledge of the distribution and causes of malocclusion in early childhood can prevent such malocclusions and their consequences and possibly to reduce complex orthodontic treatment. Methods: All children (n = 234; 116 male, 118 female, age 2-16) who presented with occlusal or functional problems at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at Damascus University (1995-1999) were classified according to the type and causes of malocclusion and the subsequent orthodontic treatment. Results: 57.3% of the malocclusions affected the anterior-posterior plane, 12.4% the vertical, and 35.9% the transverse. Most of the malocclusions had causes which could be modified by preventive or interceptive efforts: thumb sucking (5.12%), infantile swallowing (3.84%), mouth breathing (0.85%), tongue thrusting (1.7%), delayed exfoliation of a primary tooth (3.41%), premature loss of a primary tooth (9.82%), delayed eruption of a permanent tooth (2.13%), or an impacted tooth (6.41%). The subsequent early orthodontic treatment consisted of space maintainers (26%), removable (40.9%), functional (11.9%), or fixed appliances (21.2%). Conclusion: These data stress the importance of early orthodontic diagnosis in paediatric practice. Malocclusion in this Syrian sample could be treated to a great extent with preventive or interceptive orthodontics, which required only simple appliances and techniques. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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