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Prevalence of malocclusion and dental caries among Aymara children in Colchane, Chile

Describe the prevalence of malocclusions, dental caries and the need for orthodontic treatment according to the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) among Aymara schoolchildren, Indian group has lived in the highlands of the Andes Mountains. 76 Aymara schoolchildren between 5 and 15 years old in Co...

Prevalência de oclusopatias em jovens de 12 anos de idade: impactos físicos, sociais e emocionais

As oclusopatias representam um importante problema de saúde pública por apresentarem alta prevalência, possibilidade de prevenção, tratamento e promoverem prejuízos significantes na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos acometidos. Assim, torna-se fundamental a realização de estudos que investiguem a...

Association between maloclusion and self-perception of oral aesthetics in adolescents

Braz. j. oral sci; 19 (), 2020
Aim: To evaluate the aesthetic self-perception capacity of adolescents from public schools regarding the presence of oral alterations from malocclusions. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative study with 374 adolescents between 16 and 18 years old, belonging to public schools in the city of Parnaíba,...

Relationship between the occlusal and sociodemographic characteristics of patients of a latin american postgraduate program in orthodontics

J. oral res. (Impresa); 8 (5), 2019
Objective: To describe and compare the occlusal characteristics, and to determine their relationship with the sociodemographic characteristics in subjects who began treatment in the Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics at the University of Antioquia (Medellín-Colombia) between 2012-2016. Materials and M...

Arch parameters and dental discrepancy (crowding and spacing) in a sample of an Afro-Colombian population

Acta odontol. latinoam; 32 (2), 2019
The aim of this study was to determine the differences in arch length, inter-canine distance, inter-premolar distance, intermolar distance and arch shape between dental discrepancies (crowding and spacing) in a sample of dental casts from the Afro-Colombian population of San Basilio de Palenque. An analy...

Maloclusiones dentarias y su relación con los hábitos bucales lesivos
Dental malocclusion and its relationship to harmful oral habits

Rev. cuba. estomatol; 56 (2), 2019
RESUMEN Introducción: La ruptura del equilibrio de las fuerzas extrabucales e intrabucales debido a una función anómala, desencadena maloclusión. Estas funciones musculares anómalas se conocen como hábitos bucales lesivos. Objetivo: Actualizar conocimientos y analizar los factores relacionados ...

Má oclusão e vulnerabilidade social: estudo representativo de adolescentes de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Resumo A má oclusão é um problema de saúde pública devido à alta prevalência, possibilidade de tratamento e por interferir na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos. O objetivo deste artigo é determinar a prevalência da má oclusão em adolescentes e testar sua associação com indicador de vulnerabi...

Anterior crossbite malocclusion: prevalence and treatment with afixed inclined plane orthodontic appliance

Braz. j. oral sci; 18 (), 2019
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of anterior crossbite and to verify the effectiveness of the orthodontic appliance Inclined Plane in the correction of this malocclusion. Methods: The clinical examination was performed 702 children in the deciduous or mixed dentition of 7 schools and in those found the an...

Características clínicas orales en pacientes con distrofia muscular de Duchenne: estudio descriptivo

Introducción: En su evolución, la DMD afecta el sistema estomatognático, situación no explorada en nuestro país. Objetivo: Describir características clínicas orales y asociación con edad, en pacientes con distrofia muscular de Duchenne (DMD). Pacientes y Método: Estudio descriptivo, transversal...

Global distribution of malocclusion traits: A systematic review

Abstract Objective: Considering that the available studies on prevalence of malocclusions are local or national-based, this study aimed to pool data to determine the distribution of malocclusion traits worldwide in mixed and permanent dentitions. Methods: An electronic search was conducted using PubMe...