Orthodontic-surgical management of a case of severe mandibular deficiency due to condylar ankylosis.

Dentofacial deformities involve deviations from the normal facial proportions and dental relationships and can range from mild to being severe enough to be severely handicapping.The term handicapping malocclusions though not a term commonly used, involves a fortunately small section (2-4%) of patients who can suffer from esthetic,psychological and functional problems. Craniofacial Orthodontics is the area of orthodontics that treats patients with congenital and acquired deformities of the integument and it's underlying musculoskeletal system within the craniofacial area and associated structures.This case report of a young woman with severe mandibular deficiency and facial asymmetry due to condylar ankylosis highlights the importance of team work in rehabilitation of such severe craniofacial deformities

Intervención educativa en escolares de 5 y 6 años con hábitos bucales deformantes / Educative intervention in children aged 5-6 with deforming oral habits

Debido a que las maloclusiones constituyen un problema de salud en la población y por la estrecha relación que existe entre estas y la persistencia de hábitos bucales deformantes, nos dimos a la tarea de realizar una intervención educativa en niños de 5 y 6 años afectados por estos. Se efectuó un estudio del tipo longitudinal prospectivo descriptivo en una escuela primaria del área de salud de Santa Martha, Municipio Varadero, provincia de Matanzas, en el período comprendido por el curso escolar 2005-2006. El universo estuvo constituido por 120 niños de preescolar y primer grado de esta escuela, de donde se obtuvo una muestra representativa de 87 escolares que presentaban hábitos bucales deformantes. Se observó el predominio del uso del biberón en los niños de estas edades (65,6 por ciento) en relación con el reto de los hábitos estudiados, así como el hecho de que al finalizar la intervención disminuyó la presencia de dichos hábitos(AU)

As malocclusions are a health problem in the population and as there is a close relationship between them and the persistence of deforming oral habits, an educative intervention was carried out in children aged 5-6 affected by them. A longitudinal, prospective and descriptive study was undertaken in a primary school of the health area of Santa Martha, Varadero municipality, province of Matanzas, during the academic course 2005-2006. The study group was composed of 120 children of kindergarten and first grade. A sample of 87 school children with oral deforming habits was obtained. The use of nursing bottle prevailed in children at these ages (65.6 percent) compared with the rest of the studied habits. It was observed a reduction of these habits at the end of the intervention(AU)