| Autor: |
Singh, Darrel, Eyaa Alruwaili, Omar Hadi, Aljuwaid, Hamza Abdullah A., Almussaib, Fasil Fahad H., Alenazi, Adel Homoud N., Alam, Mohammad Khursheed |
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International Medical Journal; Dec2018, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p382-385, 4p |
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Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion and its association with deleterious oral habits in school going children in Sakaka region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed that included school children of 9 to 11 years, enrolled in primary schools in Sakaka. Children with craniofacial anomalies (clefts and syndromes) and those who underwent or had a history of orthodontic treatment were excluded from the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire and orthodontic examination chart. Results: This study revealed that 46% of the examined children had normal occlusion. Deleterious oral habits which are deemed to be the greatest culprits in the causation of occlusal discrepancies were found to be prevalent in 79.2% of the children evaluated in the study. The highest prevalence was seen for thumb sucking, which was common in more than 70% of the subjects and the lowest prevalence was for nail biting which was common in only 9% of the subjects. The habit of mouth breathing was seen among 21% of study population. The various orthodontic variables that were evaluated in this study included maxillary and mandibular crowding and spacing, midline shift, openbite and crossbite. Conclusion: The variables that were most strongly associated with the presence of oral habit were malocclusion and mandibular spacing although the number of subjects with oral habits displayed more occurrence of all the variables that were under consideration. Midline shift and maxillary and mandibular crowding, illustrated in this study were higher compared to those obtained from other developing countries [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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