Evaluation of the orthodontic treatment need in a paediatric sample from Southern Italy and its importance among paediatricians for improving oral health in pediatric dentistry
| Autor: | Maurizio Bossù, Guglielmo-Giuseppe Campus, Gianni Di Giorgio, Gabriele Di Carlo, Gaetano Ierardo, Denise Corridore, Emanuele Leonardi, Iole Vozza, Valeria Luzzi, Antonella Polimeni |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Overjet MEDLINE Dentistry Sample (statistics) Overbite 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine General Dentistry Orthodontics dentistry (all) Crossbite business.industry Public health Research malocclusion 030206 dentistry CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO] medicine.disease pediatric dentistry Community and Preventive Dentistry UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS oral health orthodontic treatment Malocclusion business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry Luzzi, Valeria ; Ierardo, Gaetano ; Corridore, Denise ; Di Carlo, Gabriele ; Di Giorgio, Gianni ; Leonardi, Emanuele ; Campus, Guglielmo ; Vozza, Iole ; Polimeni, Antonella ; Bossù, Maurizio. Evaluation of the orthodontic treatment need in a paediatric sample from Southern Italy and its importance among paediatricians for improving oral health in pediatric dentistry. En: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 9 8 2017: 995-1001 RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia instname |
| ISSN: | 1989-5488 |
| Popis: | Background Data from epidemiological studies investigating the prevalence and severity of malocclusions in children are of great relevance to public health programs aimed at orthodontic prevention. Previous epidemiological studies focused mainly on the adolescence age group and reported a prevalence of malocclusion with a high variability, going from 32% to 93%. Aim of our study was to assess the need for orthodontic treatment in a paediatric sample from Southern Italy in order to improve awareness among paediatricians about oral health preventive strategies in pediatric dentistry. Material and methods The study used the IOTN-DHC index to evaluate the need for orthodontic treatment for several malocclusions (overjet, reverse overjet, overbite, openbite, crossbite) in a sample of 579 children in the 2-9 years age range. Results The most frequently altered occlusal parameter was the overbite (prevalence: 24.5%), while the occlusal anomaly that most frequently presented a need for orthodontic treatment was the crossbite (8.8%). The overall prevalence of need for orthodontic treatment was of 19.3%, while 49% of the sample showed one or more altered occlusal parameters. No statistically significant difference was found between males and females. Conclusions Results from this study support the idea that the establishment of a malocclusion is a gradual process starting at an early age. Effective orthodontic prevention programs should therefore include preschool children being aware paediatricians of the importance of early first dental visit. Key words:Orthodontic treatment, malocclusion, oral health, pediatric dentistry. |
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