Abstract

DUQUE ALBERRO, Yairis; GARCIA DIAZ, Celeste; IBARRA MARTINEZ, Lizliem  and  VINENT GONZALEZ, Rosalina. Epidemiological Characteristics of dental occlusion in children from 5 to 11 years old. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.3, pp. 123-133. ISSN 1561-3194.

Malocclusions are the third cause of teeth lost all over the world and are considered an important factor that threatens the integrity of the stomatognathic system. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 156 children (5 to 11 years old) who studied at “Pablo de la Torriente Brau” Elementary School belonging to the health area of “Antonio Briones Montoto” dentist’s clinic, Pinar del Rio, from February 2009-December 2010 aimed at determining the epidemiological characteristics of malocclusions and the needs of assistance regarding type of treatment. The sample was chosen by means of a random sample proportionally stratified to the size of the stratus. The information was collected in a Microsoft Excel database. The comparison of proportions for independent groups was carried out with the purpose of determining the most significant variables of prevalence and chi square test in its variant of contingency tables. Male sex and the group of ages from 5 to 8 years were the most affected; the major needs of assistance fell into the interceptive treatment.

Keywords : EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALOCCLUSION [complications]; DENTAL OCCLUSION; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM [pathology].

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