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Necesidades de tratamiento ortodóncico en niños y su relación con el género, los ingresos familiares y los grupos étnicos / Orthodontic treatment needs in children and its relationship with gender, family income and ethnic groups
dos Santos Junior, Valdeci Elias; Lima de Luna Freire, Priscila; Vasconcelos de Alencar Filho, Arnoldo; Vilela Heimer, Mônica; Rosenblatt, Aronita.
  • dos Santos Junior, Valdeci Elias; University of Pernambuco. Faculty of Dentistry. BR
  • Lima de Luna Freire, Priscila; University of Pernambuco. Faculty of Dentistry. BR
  • Vasconcelos de Alencar Filho, Arnoldo; University of Pernambuco. Faculty of Dentistry. BR
  • Vilela Heimer, Mônica; University of Pernambuco. BR
  • Rosenblatt, Aronita; University of Pernambuco. BR
Rev. cuba. estomatol ; 53(1): 19-27, ene.-mar. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-778908
ABSTRACT
Introduction: malocclusions are considered public health problems, needing an uniform method of assessment that prioritizes the attendance of individuals with greater orthodontic treatment need, with this purpose, the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need has been used in many countries. Objetive: to evaluate the orthodontic treatment need in school going children, attending in Recife, northeast Brazil and also establishes its relationship with gender, family income and ethnic groups. Methods: 433 children, aged 6-12 years formed the sample. The dental health component grades it was recorded to define the orthodontic treatment need. Results: the findings revealed that 59.5 % of children had at least one type of malocclusion; 40.5 % had no need for orthodontic treatment (grade 1 and 2); 5.5 % were borderlines, indicating moderate need (grade 3); 54 % had definite treatment (grade 4), but no children were classified in grade 5. No statistically significant differences were found between genders (p= 0.217), family income (p= 0.176) and ethnic groups (p= 0.281). Conclusion: the most of the children had moderate and great orthodontic needs treatment. There was no association between orthodontic treatment need and gender, family income or ethnic groups(AU)
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Introducción: las maloclusiones se consideran un problema de salud pública, que requiere un método uniforme de evaluación que priorice la asistencia de las personas con mayores necesidades de tratamiento de ortodoncia, para este fin, el Índice de Necesidad de Tratamiento Ortodóncico se ha utilizado en muchos países. Objetivo: evaluar la necesidad de tratamiento ortodóncico en niños en edad escolar que viven en Recife, noreste de Brasil, y establecer su relación con el género, el ingreso familiar y los grupos étnicos. Métodos: 433 niños de 6 a 12 años conformaron la muestra. Los datos obtenidos en el componente de salud dental fueron recodificadas para definir la necesidad del tratamiento ortodóncico. Resultados: los resultados revelaron que 59,5 % de los niños tienen al menos un tipo de maloclusión; 40,5 % no tenía necesidad de tratamiento de ortodoncia (grado 1 y 2); 5,5 % tenía una condición de frontera, lo que indica la necesidad moderada (grado 3); 54 % tenían un tratamiento definitivo (grado 4), y no hubo niños clasificados en el grado 5. No se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre sexos (p= 0,217), ingreso familiar (p= 0,176) y los grupos étnicos (p= 0,281). Faculty of Dentistry: La mayoría de los niños tenían necesidad de tratamiento ortodóncico moderada o grande. No hubo asociación entre la necesidad de tratamiento de ortodoncia y el sexo, ingresos o grupos étnicos(AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need / Health of Ethnic Minorities Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. cuba. estomatol Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of Pernambuco/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need / Health of Ethnic Minorities Limits: Child / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Rev. cuba. estomatol Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of Pernambuco/BR