ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM: Children with excess weight may be more predisposed to traumatic dental injuries (TDI). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between overweight/obesity and TDI presence and severity in Brazilian preschool children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 347 children aged three to five years. The main exposure was evaluated based on the body mass index (BMI). Socioeconomic-demographic characteristics and harmful oral habits were investigated using a questionnaire sent to the parents/guardians. Oral clinical examinations were performed to determine overjet (criteria proposed by Foster and Hamilton), and the presence and severity of TDI (criteria proposed by Andreassen). Descriptive statistics were performed. Univariate and multivariate Poisson regression analyses were conducted for each outcome. RESULTS: The prevalence of TDI in the sample was 41.5% and 16% of the children had enamel and dentin fractures. In the multivariate analysis, BMI and overjet were associated with the presence and severity of TDI (PR: 2.04 and 1.78, respectively) of TDI (PR: 2.27 and 2.24, respectively) (p < .001 for all associations). CONCLUSION: Overweight/obesity was associated with both the presence and severity of TDI in early childhood.
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Overbite , Tooth Injuries , Body Mass Index , Brazil/epidemiology , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Humans , Obesity , Overweight/epidemiology , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Tooth Injuries/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Os sialolitos são formações calcificadas que ocorrem no parênquima das glândulas salivares ou em seus ductos. Dentre as glândulas salivares, as submandibulares são as mais acometidas, e isso se deve, em 80 por cento dos casos, à anatomia da glândula e de seu ducto, sendo que a presença do sialolito é mais comum no ducto. Os sialolitos maiores do que 15mm são considerados raros e poucos casos foram descritos. Essas mineralizações necessitam de remoção cirúrgica, muitas vezes por via extrabucal, sob anestesia geral. Foram relatados casos da coexistência de sialolitíase e patologias malignas; por isso, um diagnóstico precose é de extrema importância bem como a proservação, por um longo período. Este estudo apresenta um caso de sialolito maior que 15mm, supostamente situado no parênquima da glândula submandibular e que foi removido cirurgicamente por via intrabucal.
