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MEDISAN

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Abstract

MARTINEZ RAMOS, Maira Raquel et al. Characteristic of the occlusion in 4 and 5 years children. MEDISAN [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.11, pp.3221-3226. ISSN 1029-3019.

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of the 86 4 and 5 years old children, belonging to the fifth and sixth years from "Ana de Quesada" child day care center in Santiago de Cuba was carried out  from October, 2015 to March, 2016, in order to characterize them as for their occlusions.  In the series it was obtained that at least  17,4% of the examined children presented changes in the permanent occlusion regarding the relationship of the temporary molars, with more frequency of the overbite of half crown (31,4%) and less reiteration of the occlusion of border to border teeth (just in 9 children). Lastly, it could be concluded that 46,6% of the children presented an anomalous occlusion

Keywords : interceptive orthodontics; preventive orthodontics; temporary dentition; occlusion; occlusion relation; child day care centers.

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