Abstract

GARCIA DIAZ, Celeste; DUQUE ALBERRO, Yairis; LLANES SERANTES, Maribel  and  VINENT GONZALEZ, Rosalina. Prevalence of dento-maxillofacial anomalies in children younger than 14 years old. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.2, pp.65-75. ISSN 1561-3194.

The anomalies of dental occlusion are the third cause of teeth loss worldwide and are considered an important risk factor to the integrity of the stomatognathic system. A descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted with 150 children from 9 to 14 years old who study at "Pablo de la Torriente Brau" Elementary School. This group of children belonged to "Antonio Briones Montoto" Dentistry Clinic, Pinar del Rio. This research was aimed at identifying the prevalence of dento-maxillofacial anomalies according to the chosen variables, and the behavior regarding individual pathologic records. The sample was chosen stratified at random, proportional to the size of strata. The information was collected in a database using Microsoft Excel. The comparison of independent proportion for groups and chi square test to find out the association between two independent variables with á=0.05 level of significance. Dental anomalies showed the highest prevalence, among them, the versions. Male sex and the group of ages from 9 to 11 were the most affected. Among the etiologic factors studied, deforming habits were the most frequent, followed by physical agents and inheritance. There exists a high prevalence of dental anomalies having a close relation to deforming habits.

Keywords : Dental anomalies [diagnosis]; stomatognathic system; habits.

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