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Introdução: A maloclusão é o terceiro maior problema na área da Medicina Dentária
e acomete crianças cada vez mais precocemente. O manejo do problema requer
conhecimento dos fatores relacionados à maloclusão. Objetivos: Este estudo avaliou
a prevalência de maloclusão e sua associação com variáveis sociodemográficas,
hábitos orais deletérios e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal em uma
população de crianças portuguesas. Materiais e métodos: Foram incluídas crianças
de 3 a 12 anos assistidas pelo Projeto “Ser Criança” e seus responsáveis legais. Os
dados sociodemográficos, hábitos orais deletérios e qualidade de vida aferida pelos
instrumentos ECOHIS-Pt ou P-CPQ-Pt foram obtidos por entrevista com os pais. Os
dados clínicos foram obtidos pelo exame das crianças. Estes foram descritos e os
grupos comparados pelos testes Qui-quadrado de Pearson e Teste t de igualdade
entre as médias com nível de significância de 5% (P < 0,05). Resultados: A amostra
de 63 crianças, foi predominantemente do sexo feminino, de 6 a 12 anos e renda
familiar superior a um salário mínimo. Chucha e biberão foram os hábitos mais
comuns. A prevalência de maloclusão variou de 1,6% a 20,6%, sendo a sobremordida
e mordida cruzada posterior unilateral as mais prevalentes. Os escores médios de
qualidade de vida pelo ECOHIS-Pt e P-CPQ-Pt foram, respectivamente 14,59(±2,13)
e 16,12(±14,86). A maloclusão não foi associada às características demográficas,
socioeconômicas e aos hábitos orais deletérios. Houve associação entre maloclusão
e algum aspecto da qualidade na vida. Conclusão: A prevalência de maloclusão em
crianças variou de 1,6% a 20,6% não foi associada a variáveis demográficas,
socioeconômicas e hábitos orais deletérios. Em crianças de 3 a 5 anos, a mordida
aberta foi associada qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal. Entre as crianças
de 6 a 12 anos as malcoclusões associadas foram a sobremordida, mordida cruzada
anterior e mordida cruzada posterior unilateral.
Introduction: Malocclusion is the third biggest problem in Dentistry and affects children at an increasingly early age. Management of the problem requires knowledge of factors related to malocclusion. Objectives: This study evaluated the prevalence of malocclusion and its association with sociodemographic variables, deleterious oral habits, and oral health-related quality of life in a population of Portuguese children. Materials and methods: Children from 3 to 12 years of age assisted by the “Ser Criança” Project and their legal guardians were included. Sociodemographic data, deleterious oral habits and quality of life measured by the ECOHIS-Pt or P-CPQ-Pt instruments were obtained by interviewing the parents. Clinical data were obtained by examining the children. These were described and the groups compared by Pearson's chi-square test and the t test for equality between means with a significance level of 5% (P < 0.05). Results: The sample of 63 children was predominantly female, aged between 6 and 12 years and with a family income greater than one minimum wage. Pacifier and bottle were the most common habits. The prevalence of malocclusion ranged from 1.6% to 20.6%, with overbite and unilateral posterior crossbite being the most prevalent. The mean quality of life scores by ECOHIS-Pt and P-CPQ-Pt were, respectively, 14.59(±2.13) and 16.12(±14.86). Malocclusion was not associated with demographic, socioeconomic and deleterious oral habits. There was an association between malocclusion and some aspect of quality of life. Conclusion: The prevalence of malocclusion in children ranged from 1.6% to 20.6% and was not associated with demographic, socioeconomic and deleterious oral habits. In children aged 3 to 5 years, open bite was associated with oral health-related quality of life. Among children aged 6 to 12 years, the associated malocclusions were overbite, anterior crossbite and unilateral posterior crossbite.
Introduction: Malocclusion is the third biggest problem in Dentistry and affects children at an increasingly early age. Management of the problem requires knowledge of factors related to malocclusion. Objectives: This study evaluated the prevalence of malocclusion and its association with sociodemographic variables, deleterious oral habits, and oral health-related quality of life in a population of Portuguese children. Materials and methods: Children from 3 to 12 years of age assisted by the “Ser Criança” Project and their legal guardians were included. Sociodemographic data, deleterious oral habits and quality of life measured by the ECOHIS-Pt or P-CPQ-Pt instruments were obtained by interviewing the parents. Clinical data were obtained by examining the children. These were described and the groups compared by Pearson's chi-square test and the t test for equality between means with a significance level of 5% (P < 0.05). Results: The sample of 63 children was predominantly female, aged between 6 and 12 years and with a family income greater than one minimum wage. Pacifier and bottle were the most common habits. The prevalence of malocclusion ranged from 1.6% to 20.6%, with overbite and unilateral posterior crossbite being the most prevalent. The mean quality of life scores by ECOHIS-Pt and P-CPQ-Pt were, respectively, 14.59(±2.13) and 16.12(±14.86). Malocclusion was not associated with demographic, socioeconomic and deleterious oral habits. There was an association between malocclusion and some aspect of quality of life. Conclusion: The prevalence of malocclusion in children ranged from 1.6% to 20.6% and was not associated with demographic, socioeconomic and deleterious oral habits. In children aged 3 to 5 years, open bite was associated with oral health-related quality of life. Among children aged 6 to 12 years, the associated malocclusions were overbite, anterior crossbite and unilateral posterior crossbite.
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Maloclusão Pré-escolar Criança Associação Qualidade de vida Maloclusion Preschooler Children Association Quality of life