Association between malocclusion, caries and oral hygiene in children 6 to 12 years old resident in suburban Nigeria

There are conflicting opinions about the contribution of malocclusions to the development of dental caries and periodontal disease. This study's aim was to determine the association between specific malocclusion traits, caries, oral hygiene and periodontal health for children 6 to 12 years old....

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Published in:BMC oral health 2019-11, Vol.19 (1), p.262-262, Article 262
Main Authors: Kolawole, Kikelomo Adebanke, Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscesses
Age
Analysis
Care and treatment
Caries
Child
Children
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Dental care
Dental caries
Dental Caries - complications
Dental hygiene
Dental occlusion
Dentistry
DMF Index
Female
Fistulae
Gingival index
Gingivitis
Health aspects
Humans
Local government
Male
Malocclusion
Malocclusion - complications
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Mouth
Nigeria
Oral Hygiene
Orthodontics
Periodontal diseases
Periodontal health
Prevalence
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Research methodology
Social research
Suburban areas
Surveys
Teenagers
Teeth
Toiletries industry
Values
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Summary:There are conflicting opinions about the contribution of malocclusions to the development of dental caries and periodontal disease. This study's aim was to determine the association between specific malocclusion traits, caries, oral hygiene and periodontal health for children 6 to 12 years old. The study was a household survey. The presence of malocclusion traits was assessed in 495 participants. The caries status and severity were assessed with the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) index and the pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula and abscess (pufa/PUFA) index. The Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and Gingival Index (GI) were used to assess periodontal health. The association between malocclusion traits, the presence of caries, poor oral hygiene, and poor gingival health were determined with chi square and logistic regression analyses. Statistical significance was inferred at p 
ISSN:1472-6831
1472-6831
DOI:10.1186/s12903-019-0959-2