Malocclusion and maxillofacial characteristics of young girls having precocious puberty.

Autor: de Paula Júnior DF; Private Practice, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Mendonça EF; Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., da Costa PSS; Department of Pediatrics, Medicine School, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Leles CR; Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of paediatric dentistry [Int J Paediatr Dent] 2018 Jun 21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 21.
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12374
Abstrakt: Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the dentofacial characteristics and need for orthodontic treatment in young girls having precocious puberty (PP).
Design: It was a cross-sectional study that included 39 girls, age ranging from 6 to 11 years old, with confirmed diagnosis of PP. The Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) were used to assess malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment, and cephalometric analysis was used for the diagnosis of facial growth abnormalities. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and one-sample t-test.
Results: Findings revealed high prevalence (64.1%) of severe and very severe malocclusion (DAI grades 3-4), and 82.1% of cases were classified as having moderate to high treatment need (IOTN grades 3-4). All linear cephalometric measures and most of the angular parameters differed significantly from the reference values, indicating a tendency for Class II molar relationship. There was a high proportion of the sample outside the reference value limits, ranging from 79.5% of cases below the reference limits for facial height to 59.0% of cases above the limits for incisor-mandibular plane angle.
Conclusions: Results suggest that dental and craniofacial development may be associated with PP in young girls, which may be considered in the diagnosis and treatment decisions for orthopaedic/orthodontic intervention.
(© 2018 BSPD, IAPD and John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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