scholarly journals Relationship between malocclusion and deleterious oral habits in preschool children in Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leite Cavalcanti ◽  
Medeiros Bezerra ◽  
Cristiano Moura ◽  
Medeiros Bezerra ◽  
Flávia Granville-Gracia
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Oral Habits ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of malocclusions in preschool children in the city of Campina Grande, PB, Brazil, and verify the existence of associations between malocclusions and deleterious oral habits, gender and age. Methods: 342 children (3-5-year-old; 196 boys and 146 girls) with complete primary dentition and no previous orthodontic treatment were randomly selected from children regularly attending municipal day care centers. The occurrence of the following malocclusions was evaluated: accentuated overjet and overbite, anterior open bite and posterior crossbite. A calibrated experienced examiner (Kappa = 0.86) performed all clinical examinations under natural lightening after drying the teeth and soft tissue with gauze. Yates' chi-square and Fisher's exact tests verified the association between the variables and odds ratio. Significance level was set at 5%. Results: Malocclusions and deleterious oral habits were observed in 74% and 73.4% of the children, respectively. The prevalence of malocclusion was 68.9% in boys and 80.9% in girls. Accentuated overjet (45%) and anterior open bite (42.4%) were the most prevalent malocclusions. There was statistically significant difference (P = .008) between genders. However, no statistically significant differences (P = .47) were found among the age groups. Accentuated overjet, anterior open bite and posterior crossbite showed a positive association with the presence of deleterious oral habits. Conclusions: The high prevalence of malocclusions and deleterious oral habits observed in this pediatric population is supportive to the fact that oral health professionals that treat patients in these age groups should be aware of the importance of an early and accurate diagnosis in order to avoid the aggravation of occlusal alterations in the future.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional ultrasound evaluation of tongue posture and its impact on articulation disorders in preschool children with anterior open bite

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-256
Author(s):  
Sanda Lah Kravanja ◽  
Irena Hocevar-Boltezar ◽  
Maja Marolt Music ◽  
Ana Jarc ◽  
Ivan Verdenik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Functional Diagnostics ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Articulation Disorders

Abstract Background Tongue posture plays an important role in the etiology of anterior open bite (AOB) and articulation disorders, and is crucial for AOB treatment planning and posttreatment stability. Clinical assessment of tongue posture in children is unreliable due to anatomical limitations. The aim of the study was to present functional diagnostics using three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) assessment of resting tongue posture in comparison to clinical assessment, and the associations between the improper tongue posture, otorhinolaryngological characteristics, and articulation disorders in preschool children with AOB. Patients and methods A cross-sectional study included 446 children, aged 3–7 years, 236 boys and 210 girls, examined by an orthodontist to detect the prevalence of AOB. The AOB was present in 32 children. The control group consisted of 43 children randomly selected from the participants with normocclusion. An orthodontist, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist and a speech therapist assessed orofacial and ENT conditions, oral habits, and articulation disorders in the AOB group and control group. Tongue posture was also assessed by an experienced radiologist, using 3DUS. The 3DUS assessment of tongue posture was compared to the clinical assessment of orthodontist and ENT specialist. Results The prevalence of AOB was 7.2%. The AOB group and the control group significantly differed regarding improper tongue posture (p < 0.001), and articulation disorders (p < 0.001). In children without articulation disorders from both groups, the improper tongue posture occured less frequently than in children with articulation disorders (p < 0.001). After age adjustment, a statistical regression model showed that the children with the improper tongue posture had higher odds ratios for the presence of AOB (OR 14.63; p < 0.001) than the others. When articulation disorders were included in the model, these odds ratios for the AOB became insignificant (p = 0.177). There was a strong association between the improper tongue posture and articulation disorders (p = 0.002). The 3DUS detected the highest number of children with improper resting tongue posture, though there was no significant difference between the 3DUS and clinical assessments done by orthodontist and ENT specialist. Conclusions The 3DUS has proved to be an objective, non-invasive, radiation free method for the assessment of tongue posture and could become an important tool in functional diagnostics and early rehabilitation in preschool children with speech irregularities and irregular tongue posture and malocclusion in order to enable optimal conditions for articulation development.

scholarly journals Prevalence of malocclusion in people with disabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Osmar Aparecido Cuoghi ◽  
Lorraine Perciliano Faria ◽  
Kelly Regina Micheletti ◽  
Yesselin Margot Miranda-Zamalloa ◽  
Marcos Rogério De Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Class Ii Malocclusion ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Previous Diagnosis

<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion in patients with disabilities. <strong>Material and Methods</strong>: The sample consisted in 98 patients of who had a previous diagnosis of disability. Patientes were divided into three groups: Intelectual Disabilities (ID), Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Down Syndrome (DS). They were evaluated according to Angle malocclusion classification, presence or absence of posterior crossbite, anterior crossbite and anterior open bite. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the Kruskal Wallis test at 5% significance level. <strong>Results</strong>: Class II malocclusion was more frequent in the three groups (CP 45.45%, ID 40.43% and DS 50.00%); the anterior and the posterior crossbite were more prevalent in DS (p &lt; 0.0001). The anterior open bite was more prevalent in CP (p &lt; 0.0001).  <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with disabilities have high rate of malocclusion and understanding this condition is essential to establish appropriate treatment.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Orthodontics; Malocclusion; People with disabilities.</p>

scholarly journals The Relationship between Foot Status and Motor Status in Preschool Children: A Simple, Comparative Observational Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 936
Author(s):  
Milan Kojić ◽  
Branka Protić Gava ◽  
Milan Bajin ◽  
Marko Vasiljević ◽  
Jasmina Bašić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Flat Feet ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The research objective of the study is to determine the differences in the manifestation of the motor status of normally fed preschool test subjects, classified into groups according to foot status. Methods: This is a simple, comparative observational study. Preschool children included in this study have been subjected to anthropometric measurements in order to determine BMI, tests for motor skills assessment (running at 20 m from a high start, standing broad jump, backwards polygon, rectangular seated forward bend, plate tapping, sit-ups for 60 s, and bent arm hang), and a determination of foot status. The total sample was comprised of 202 test subjects who attended a regular sports program, aged 3.9 to 6.5 years of decimal age (M = 141; Age = 5.3 ± 0.74; Height = 117.3 ± 7.1; Weight = 22 ± 3.7; F = 61; Age = 5.1 ± 0.73; Height = 114.9 ± 7.4; Weight = 21.2 ± 3.8), of which 153 (75.7%) were normally fed, 6 (3%) were undernourished, 30 were overweight (14.9%), and 13 were obese (6.4%). Results: In the total sample, 30 (14.9%) subjects had normal arch feet, 90 (44.6%) high arched feet, and 41 (20.3%) flat feet. We found 41 (20.3%) subjects who had different left and right foot statuses within this sample. The data were processed by means of nonparametric tests (the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests) at a significance level p ≤ 0.05. Conclusion: The results show that there is a statistically significant difference between groups of subjects with different foot statuses in the manifestation of motor status in most tests, with a significance level of p ≤ 0.01, and in tests of sit-ups for 60 s and the bent arm hang, there is a statistically significant difference, the level of which is p ≤ 0.05. It is only in the inclination test of rectangular seated forward bend that no statistically significant difference was displayed.

Abordagem precoce da má oclusão de Classe II esquelética com atresia maxilar e mordida aberta anterior e o uso de alinhadores ClearCorrect – relato de caso

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (53) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Roberto Hideo Shimizu ◽  
Isabela Almeida Shimizu ◽  
Ana Cláudia M. Melo Toyoffuku ◽  
Rebecca Marquesini ◽  
Tatiane Travizan Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Class Ii Malocclusion ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Skeletal Class ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Skeletal Class Ii ◽  
High Predictability

Adequate planning and early treatment of Angle Class II malocclusion with maxillary atresia and anterior open bite provides harmonization of maxillomandibular bone bases in the three planes of space. Orthodontic aligners have emerged as an alternative treatment having the following advantages: being more aesthetic and more comfortable for the patient, less treatment time when they are correctly indicated, less chairside time, less complications, possibility of remote monitoring, easier feeding, and dental hygiene. On the other hand, they offer difficulties to treat adults with severe skeletal Class II malocclusions, posterior crossbite and anterior open bite. Therefore, the objective of this clinical case report is to early correct skeletal Class II malocclusion with maxillary atresia through the use of mechanical orthopedics and devices that help eliminate habits and close the anterior open bite, and later the use of orthodontic aligners to finish the treatment. It was concluded that the early interceptive treatment of malocclusion was efficient to harmonize the bone bases in the anteroposterior, vertical, and transversal directions, changing this malocclusion from high to low complexity and, consequently, highly predictable and with an excellent prognosis for treatment with orthodontic aligners. The treatment with ClearCorrect aligners corrected the occlusion in a shorter period of time when compared to corrective orthodontics and with a high predictability in relation to the virtual setup.

scholarly journals Anterior open bite: cephalometric evaluation of the dental pattern

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Sasso Stuani ◽  
Andréa Sasso Stuani ◽  
Maria Bernadete Sasso Stuani ◽  
Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva ◽  
Mírian Aiko Nakane Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Open Bite ◽  
Occlusal Plane ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Panoramic Radiographs ◽  
Lateral Cephalograms ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Dental Origin ◽  
Dental Pattern ◽  
Mandibular Incisors

The purpose of this study was to compare the dental pattern of patients with anterior open bite malocclusion to that of individuals with normal overbite by utilization of lateral cephalograms, panoramic radiographs and study casts. The findings showed that there was no significant difference in the inclination of the occlusal plane (SN.PlO) and position of the maxillary and mandibular incisors (1-NA, 1-NB) between both groups of individuals; but the angles of inclination of the maxillary and mandibular incisors (1.1, 1.NA and 1.NB) differed statistically between patients with anterior open bite of the individuals that presented normal overbite, which suggests that the anterior open bite may be of dental origin.

scholarly journals ULTRASOUND;

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
EJAZ HUSSAIN SIDDIQUI ◽  
SAAD SIDDIQUI ◽  
NOREEN SHAH
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ultrasound Findings ◽  
Hepatobiliary Diseases

Objectives: To assess common presenting features and the role of Ultrasound in evaluation of Hepatobiliary diseases in ourpopulation. Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Khyber X rays, Khyber Medical Centre, Peshawar. Period: August 2010 to December2010. Material and Methods: Data from patients presenting for evaluation of Hepatobiliary diseases was analyzed for presenting complaintsand ultrasound findings according to objectives of the study. Results: In total 197 cases were included in the study. The age wise categorizationincluded pediatric population (6.1%) adult population (87.3%) and geriatric population (6.6%). Upper abdominal pain was the most commonpresenting feature in all age groups as well as in both genders. Cholelithiasis with or without cholecystitis was the most common ultrasoundfinding in all age groups. No statistically significant difference was found between presenting features or ultrasound findings in different agegroups as well as across gender. Conclusions: Hepatobiliary diseases are among major illnesses in our region. Ultrasound is a sensitive anduseful tool for screening and evaluation of Hepatobiliary disorders.

Epidemiology of Posterior Crossbite in the Primary Dentition

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Gabriel da Silva Filho ◽  
Milton Santamaria Jr. ◽  
Leopoldino Capelozza Filho
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiological Survey ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Normal Occlusion ◽  
The City

This epidemiological survey was conducted on 2,016 children from 8 private and 12 public preschools at the city of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. The sample was composed of 1,032 males and 984 females in the primary dentition stage, aged 3 to 6 years. Normal occlusion was observed in 26.74% of the sample; thus, 73.26% of children presented some type of malocclusion. Among the malocclusions, the following transverse problems were diagnosed: unilateral posterior crossbite (11.65%), anterior open bite associated with posterior crossbite (6.99%), bilateral posterior crossbite (1.19%), unilateral posterior crossbite associate with anterior crossbite (0.79%) and full crossbite (0.19%) totalizing 20.81% of the transverse problems. Mandibular functional deviation was observed in 91.91% of children with unilateral posterior crossbite, characterizing the functional unilateral posterior crossbite. The results demonstrated that the prevalence of posterior crossbite was compatible with previous data in the literature, with predominance of functional unilateral posterior crossbite.

scholarly journals Association between anterior open bite and impact on quality of life of preschool children

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana RAMOS-JORGE ◽  
Thiago MOTTA ◽  
Leandro Silva MARQUES ◽  
Saul Martins PAIVA ◽  
Maria Letícia RAMOS-JORGE
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Anterior Open Bite

scholarly journals Hábitos Bucais como Fatores de Risco para a Mordida Aberta Anterior / Oral Habits as Risk Factors for the Anterior Open Bite

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (53) ◽  
pp. 692-705
Author(s):  
Hortencia Almeida Gusmao ◽  
Antônio Carlos De Carvalho Salomão
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Oral Habits

A mordida aberta anterior é considerada como a presença de um trespasse vertical negativo existente entre as bordas incisais dos dentes anteriores, tanto superiores, quanto inferiores, seu acontecimento é principalmente na infância e durante a troca de dentição. Conhecer precocemente os hábitos bucais deletérios é de grande importância, pois, as intervenções prévias auxiliarão para uma melhor qualidade de vida. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar os principais hábitos bucais causadores da mordida aberta anterior, assim como suas classificações, diagnóstico e tratamentos para o problema. Os principais hábitos bucais que facilitam para a ocorrência da mordida aberta anterior são relacionados principalmente com a sucção digital, uso de chupetas e mamadeiras. Os principais problemas podem incluir fator estético, e também psicológico, uma vez que a mordida aberta causa um sorriso desarmônico. Através do desenvolvimento deste trabalho foi possível perceber a importância do diagnóstico precoce da mordida aberta anterior e suas principais características.

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