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- Title
Perfil epidemiológico de oclusión dental en niños que consultan a la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia.
- Authors
Botero, Paola María; Vélez, Natalia; Cuesta, Diana Paola; Gómez, Eliana; González, Paula Andrea; Cossio, Marcela; Santos, Eliana
- Abstract
Introduction and Objetives: Occlusion is the way in which the maxillary and mandibular teeth articulate involving morphology, angulation, mastication muscles, skeletal structures and the temporomandibular joint. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological proile of dental occlusion in children that consulted the service clinics for growth and development of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University Cooperative Colombia, Envigado headquarters between June 2006 and June 2007. Material and Methods: Observational study in children between 2 and 12 years who consulted the growth and development clinics of the Faculty of Dentistry The UCC. The sample was calculated and 191 children were screened. Sociodemographic and occlusal characteristics were evaluated prior to interceptive treatment which was performed. Results: 191 patients included with an average age of 7 (7±2.1), 50.8% (97/191) were male. 41.9% (80/191) patients were in initial mixed dentition. The most prevalent malocclusion found was angle class I 55% (105/191), followed by class II 32.5% (62/191) and class III 12.6% (24/191). Conclusion: Angle class I malocclusion was the most prevalent malocclusion found with alteration in the vertical, transversal and space problems.
- Publication
CES Odontología, 2009, Vol 22, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0120-971X
- Publication type
Academic Journal