Abstract

CHAVEZ GONZALEZ, Zulema; CORONA CARPIO, Marcia Hortensia; DUQUE DE ESTRADA BERTOT, María Luisa  and  DUHARTE ESCALANTE, Ana. Main dental and maxillofacial disorders in 12-year students from "Antonio Maceo Grajales" urban high schoo. MEDISAN [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.4, pp. 476-483. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 84 students with 12 years of age from "Antonio Maceo Grajales" urban high school in Santiago de Cuba, assisted in "Mártires del Moncada" Stomatological Teaching Provincial Clinic of this city was carried out from September, 2012 to June, 2013 to determine the main dental and maxillofacial disorders in them. The variables: sex, age, risk factors of the oral disorders, deforming oral habits (digital suction, protractil tongue, oral breathing and onichophagy); teeth, gingiva and occlusion states, epidemiologic classification, extraoral exam and treatment needs, were taken into account. The female sex, scarce oral hygiene, the cariogenic diet and the onichophagia prevailed in the case material. It is concluded that it was necessary to elevate knowledge on oral health to prevent stomatological disorders

Keywords : student; high school teaching; dental and maxillofacial disorders; temporomandibular joint; oral hygiene; cariogenic diet; deforming habit; Stomatology.

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