Original scientific paper
An analysis of the incidence of orthodontic anomalies snd caries of milk teeth in children from Zagreb
Asja Miličić
; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Gaži-Čoklica
; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Hunski
; Dom zdravlja Novi Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
A total of 654 preschool children have been examined in order to investigate the possible effects of the degree of urbanization and of the composition of the population on the incidence of orthodontic anomalies and caries of milk teeth. All the children had only milk teeth and attended kindergartens located in three different communities of Zagreb. Orthodontic anomalies have been found in an average of 65.3% of the examinees with statistically significant differences with regard to their place of residence. Children coming from the center of Zagreb had the highest incidence of anomalies (78.9%), and the lowest incidence was found in those living in a suburban settlement (53.1%). The most numerous anomalies were primary compressions (56.4%), cross bite (12.6%), open bite (10.1%), closed bite (8.9%), anomalies of the progenia complex (6.5%) and median diastema (5.4%). Among the compression anomalies the most numerous were compressions with protruding front, which were, at the same time, significantly oscillating with sex and the place of examination. They were significantly more numerous
among the children living in the center of the town compared to those in the suburban settlement, in whom the incidence of hereditary anomalies was higher. Intact deciduous dentition was found in 50% of the examinees, cured teeth in 9.3%, partially cured teeth in 12.7% and carious teeth in 28% of the examinees. Orthodontic intervention was necessary in 18.2% of examinees, desirable in 10.4%, unnecessary in 27.5%, while the remaining 43.9% of the examinees
were classified into the observation group.
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Hrčak ID:
105500
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Publication date:
15.6.1984.
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