Prevalence Of Anterior Strip Crowns Among Carious Primary Teeth
J. Chandra Pooja1, Naveen Kumar2*, Ganesh Jeevanandan3
1 Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai – 600 077, TN, India.
2 Senior Lecturer, Department Of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, 162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai - 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
3 Reader, Department of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
*Corresponding Author
Naveen Kumar,
Senior Lecturer, Department Of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University,
162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai - 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Tel: 9791217568
E-mail: naveenkumarm.sdc@saveetha.com
Received: May 28, 2021; Accepted: June 16, 2021; Published: July 05, 2021
Citation:J. Chandra Pooja, Naveen Kumar, Ganesh Jeevanandan. Prevalence Of Skeletal Malocclusion Among Children - An Institution Based Study. Int J Dentistry Oral Sci. 2021;8(7):3045-3049.doi: dx.doi.org/10.19070/2377-8075-21000620
Copyright: Naveen Kumar©2021. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Balanced facial features are much more pleasing and appealing in the majority of races and sexes rather than irregular or protruding teeth which also give a reflection of negative status. Malocclusion greatly affects the psychological and social well-being of the children.The knowledge of prevalence of skeletal malocclusion in children provides the clinician a helpful tool to handle such patients in their clinic with clarity and ease.The aim of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of skeletal malocclusion among children in Saveetha Dental College.A retrospective study was carried out using case records of 7679 patients who reported to the Department of Orthodontics from June 2019 to March 2020.The prevalence of skeletal malocclusion in children among gender and age group were observed from the digital records and tabulated on a spreadsheet. The collected data was analysed by computer software SPSS version 21 using Chi square test with the level of significance with age and gender. The percentage of children with skeletal malocclusion was 4.02% and the percentage of children without skeletal malocclusion was 95.98%. The prevalence of skeletal malocclusion in children was statistically significant with age but was not significant with gender of the child and was most prevalent in male children above the age group 10 years[>10].
2.Introduction
6.Conclusion
8.References
Keywords
Facial Profile; Skeletal Malocclusion; Maxilla; Mandible.
Introduction
Skeletal discrepancy is occurs due to deficient in proper and development
of jaws that will have a huge impact on the positioning,
alignment and general health of teeth [1, 2]. Skeletal malocclusion
is caused due to distortion of proper mandibular and /or maxillary
growth during pre/post natal development. patients with
skeletal malocclusion may suffer from dental deformities, bruxism,
teeth crowding, TMJ difficulty and mastication difficulties
[3]. In this study the prevalence of class I,II,III of malocclusion
in different ethic groups and discussed the most frequent medical
disorders associated with skeletal malocclusion upper lip and
palate is one of the most common birth defects with the highest
prevalence of 1 in 500 live births in Asian population [4].
Hereditary factors were found to be responsible for only 40%
of the skeletal and dent variations resulting in malocclusion and
genetic component was higher for skeletal pattern than dental
features [5]. The development of skeletal structures is partly under
environmental control and partly under genetic control. The
genetic basis plays an important role in malocclusion [6, 7]. Evidence
from population studies, especially family and twin studies
have shown the genetic factors play an important role in etiology
of malocclusion [8]. In craniometric and cephalometric studies
of facial similarities the evidence has supported the concept that
facial form was mostly a product of the person’s genotype [9].
In India, the prevalence of malocclusion varies from 20% to 43%
[10]. Many cross-sectional studies have been attempted previously
to examine the malocclusion in different populations representing the Indian population [11]. Hence, the aim and objective of the
present study were to determine the prevalence of skeletal malocclusion
among 0-18 years old children in the South Indian population.
Among the various types of malocclusion found in human
population, class II division 1 is one of the most common.The
treatment of class II division 1 depends upon the age of the patient,
growth potential, severity of malocclusion, and compliance
of patient for treatment [12, 13]. In growing individuals, growth
modification procedures can be carried out to correct the skeletal
class II malocclusion, during mixed or early permanent dentition
before the cessation of active growth.In such condition, underlying
skeletal discrepancy can be camouflaged by orthodontic tooth
movement with extraction or without extraction (depending upon
the severity of malocclusion)[14-18].
Class III malocclusion with skeletal disharmony requires orthognathic
surgery complemented by orthodontics [19, 20]. Treating
such cases becomes much more challenging when the patient rejects
surgery due to fear, cost, or esthetic concerns, but continues
to expect a good result.Several treatment options have been
proposed for these types of cases [21, 22], including extraction
(usually premolars in the lower or both arches) [23-26], extraoral
traction (horizontal traction of the mandibular arch, or vertical
traction in an open-bite case), and distalization of lower molars
with devices such as lip bumpers [15, 17, 27, 28]. Previously our
team has a rich experience in working on various research projects
across multiple disciplines [29, 42]. The aim of the study was to
evaluate the prevalence of skeletal malocclusion in children in the
South Indian population.
Materials And Methods
Study design
In this retrospective study, data from patients records within the
institution were revised and the data of children who had skeletal
malocclusion were collected.At data extraction,all information
was anonymized and tabulated onto a spreadsheet. The study was
commenced after approval from the Institutional Review Board.
Children who had skeletal malocclusion were reviewed to check
the prevalence among gender and age.
Subjects and procedures
Data were collected from June 2019 to March 2020 for 7679 children
who had skeletal malocclusion. The following data were retrieved
from the dental records: patient age and gender.
Statistical Analysis
The statistical analysis was done using SPSS software version 21.0
(SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The data was verified by the institutional
ethical committee and by 2 examiners. All retrospective
studies arising from the Data set between 01 June 2019 and
31 march 2020 will be covered by the following ethical approval
number. SDC/SIHEC/2020/DIASDATA/0619-0320. The dependent
variables were age and gender and independent variables
were the patient's willingness, socio economic status.Chi-square
test was used to compare the study subject with age and gender.
Results And Discussion
A total of 7679 patients with a mean age of 1.42 years were included
in the present study. Skeletal malocclusion was prevalent
among 7.11% of children among the total population. Chi-square
test was done between skeletal malocclusion and age and gender.
Below the age group of 5 years 0.04% of children showed skeletal
malocclusion, between 6-10 years of age 0.29% of children had
skeletal malocclusion and above the age of 10 years 3.70% of
children had skeletal malocclusion. This relation was statistically
significant(P=0.001). Regarding the gender, skeletal malocclusion
was 2.10% in male patients and 1.93% in female patients. This
relation was statistically not significant(0.329).
Our study results show(Figure 2) statistical significance between
age and occurrence of skeletal malocclusion and the prevalence
increased above the age of 10 years.The results were similar to the
results of a study by Buschang PH et al which stated that skeletal
malocclusion in children was seen above the age of 10. This can
be explained by the growth of the jaw around the age of 12.2
years in females and 14 years in males [43]. And a study by Ghiy
MA et al that stated that the difference between the lengths of
mandibular and maxillary arches in males and females was not significant
at younger ages. However the difference becomes more
prominent at the age of 12 years or older [44].
Our study results show (Figure 3) that there is no statistical significance
between gender and skeletal malocclusion, the difference
was negligible but slightly prevalent in male children. The
results of the study was similar to that of Sivareddy et al which
shows that there exists no variation of the angle SN-FH, NFH,
SFH, and between males and females and in the different skeletal
relationship of jaws and there is no statistical difference between
different skeletal classes of malocclusion in southindian population [45]. And to that of Clarissa chrustin et al., [46] which says
in relation to sex, some reports suggest no statistically significant
difference between males and females in the prevelance of dental
anomalies [47, 48]. Kathariya et al found significant sex differences
only for tooths agencies, microdontia and accessory wisp [49].
The prevalence of dental anomalies was greater. The conflicting
finding may be due to ethinic variations and sample sizes. Our institution
is passionate about high quality evidence based research
and has excelled in various fields [50-60].
Limitations of the study include a small sample size and limited
demographic area of coverage. Future scope of the study could
include a multi centred study with different geographical areas
and ethnicities with a wide range of population to ascertain better
results and consider more number of clinical factors.
Figure 1. Bar chart represents prevalence of skeletal malocclusion among children. X-axis represents the skeletal malocclusion and Y-axis represents the percentage distribution of patients. Green colour shows the percentage of children with skeletal malocclusion were 7.11% and blue colour shows the percentage of children without skeletal malocclusion was 92.88%.
Figure 2. Bar chart depicting association between age of patients with skeletal malocclusion. The age of the child was categorised into three groups namely group 1(<5 years), group 2(6-10 years), group 3(>10 years). X axis represents age of patients and Y axis represents skeletal malocclusion in children. Significant association was found between skeletal malocclusion and age of the patient (Pearson’s chi square value 201.6, df-2, p value = 0.001).Skeletal discrepancy in age more than 10 years is greater than other age(3.70%).
Figure 3. Bar chart depicting association between gender of patients with prevalence of skeletal malocclusion. X axis represents gender of patients and Y axis represents the prevalence of skeletal malocclusion. No significant association was found between skeletal malocclusion and age of the patient (Pearson’s chi square value 0.953, df-1, p value = 0.329). Gender distribution of skeletal malocclusion is almost equivalent between the genders but is slightly more in male children (2.10%).
Conclusion
Within the limitation of the study, it can be concluded that the
prevalence of skeletal malocclusion was statistically significant
with age and had no statistical significance with gender of the
child. It was more slightly prevalent in male children than female
and among children over 10 years of age. Knowledge of the prevalence
of skeletal malocclusion will help the clinician to focus on
the children's growth at a particular age group for planning an
effective treatment.
Author Contribution
Author 1(J.Chandrapooja) carried out the retrospective study by collecting data and drafted manuscripts performing the necessary
statistical analysis. Author 2(Dr.Naveen Kumar) aided in the
conception of the topic, participated in the study design, statistical
analysis and coordinated in developing the manuscript author
3(Dr.Ganesh Jeevanandhan) aided in coordinating and developing
the manuscript. All the authors have contributed in developing
the manuscript.
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the department
of Orthodontics and information technology of saveetha
dental college and Hospitals and the management for their constant
assistance with the research.
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