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Factors associated with malocclusion in youth in a municipality of Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with severe malocclusion in young people in Sobral, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. This is cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study with a sample of 569 young people aged from 17 - 21 years who participated in the survey on oral health...

Association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion in Northeastern Brazilian preschoolers

Abstract Objective: Evidence is contradictory regarding the association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between oronasopharyngeal abnormalities and malocclusion (anterior open bite and posterior crossbite) in preschool...

Severity of malocclusion in adolescents: populational-based study in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the factors associated with severity of malocclusion in a population of adolescents. METHODS In this cross-sectional population-based study, the sample size (n = 761) was calculated considering a prevalence of malocclusion of 50.0%, with a 95% confidence level and a 5.0...

Malocclusion prevalence and orthodontic treatment need in central Anatolian adolescents compared to European and other nations' adolescents

Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in a large sample of Central Anatolian adolescents and compare them with European-other nations' adolescents. Methods: The sample included 1125 boys and 1204 girls aged between 12 and 16 years with no previous ...

Craniofacial changes and symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in healthy children

INTRODUCTION: The main cause of mouth breathing and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is associated with upper airway narrowing to varying degrees. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of morphological and functional craniofacial changes and the main clinical symptoms...

Distribution of sagittal occlusal relationships in different stages of dentition

Braz. oral res. (Online); 29 (1), 2015
The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of sagittal occlusal relationships in different dentition periods in a Turkish sample group. In total, 1,110 patients (561 females, 549 males) aged 4.6-23 years were randomly chosen after intraoral clinical examination. The subjects were classified acc...

Problemas de espaço dentário em adolescentes brasileiros e fatores associados

O objetivo do estudo foi estimar a prevalência de problemas de espaço dentário em adolescentes brasileiros e fatores associados utilizando-se dados do inquérito SB Brasil 2010. Os desfechos avaliados foram os problemas de espaço dentário: déficit (apinhamento e desalinhamento) e excesso (diastema ...

Prevalencia de maloclusiones en niños y adolescentes de 6 a 15 años en frutillar, Chile

Conocer la prevalencia de las maloclusiones es esencial para el desarrollo de estrategias preventivas, las cuales deben basarse en las necesidades de la población. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la prevalencia de maloclusiones en niños y adolescentes de Frutillar, entre 6 a 15 años ...

Prevalência de maloclusão e necessidade de tratamento ortodôntico em indivíduos adultos

Acta sci., Health sci; 33 (2), 2011
Os objetivos desse estudo foram determinar a prevalência de maloclusão e a necessidade de tratamento ortodôntico em pacientes de 18 a 50 anos de idade atendidos nas clínicas odontológicas da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. A amostra compreendeu 156 pacientes (65,4% mulheres e 34,6% homens). O dia...