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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 39 No. 3, 2015.

Original scientific paper

THE COMPARISON OF MALOCCLUSION PREVALENCE BETWEEN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND HEALTHY CHILDREN

Danko Bakarčić ; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Vlatka Lajnert ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Barbara Mady Maričić ; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Nataša Ivančić Jokić ; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Zlatka Roksandić ; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Renata Gržić ; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Igor Prpić ; Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

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Abstract

This study sets out to examine the prevalence of malocclusion and habits in a group of children with cerebral palsy and to compare it with a control group of healthy children. The presence of an anterior open bite was statistically significantly higher in the cerebral palsied group. The presence of aposterior crossbite was not significantly different between the examined groups, as was the case for a lingual crossbite. The occurrence of visceral swallowing, incompetent lips and oral respiration was significantly higher in the cerebral palsied group. The current strudy cannot satisfactorily sustain the issue of a higher prevalence of posterior and lingual crossbite in children with cerebral palsy because of no significant differences between groups, but it certainly can for an anterior open bite. The present study also adds to the evidence that there is an increased prevalence of oral breathing, visceral swallowing and lip incompetence in children with cerebral palsy.

Keywords

children; cerebral palsy; malocclusion; habits; prevalence

Hrčak ID:

166271

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/166271

Publication date:

20.11.2015.

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