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CORRELATIONS BETWEEN DENTAL MALOCCLUSIONS, OCULAR MOTILITY, AND CONVERGENCE DISORDERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN GROWING SUBJECTS.
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ORAL & Implantology . Jul-Sep2017, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p289-294. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objective. The purpose of the study was to analyze the association between dento-skeletal malocclusions, ocular motility, and convergence disorders in growing subjects. Materials and methods. 84 subjects (49 males, 35 females) with a mean age of 7.3±1.7 years were enrolled in a screening procedure for celiac disease at the Department of Gastroenterology of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". Each child underwent an orthodontic, orthoptic, and ophtalmological examination. Pearson's Chi-Square test with Yates' correction and Fisher's exact test were conducted to assess the association between orthoptic defects and malocclusions (p<0.05). Results. Ocular motility disorders were present in 44.9% of males and in 57.1% of females, while convergence defects were present in 10.2% of males and in 2.9% of females. Ocular motility disorders were more frequent in subjects with Angle Class III malocclusion (66.7%) than in subjects with Angle Class II (59.1%) and Class I (45.8%) malocclusion. Convergence defects were equally frequent in Angle Class I and Class II malocclusion (5.1%), while none subject presenting with Angle Class III malocclusion exhibited convergence defects. A statistically significant correlations was found between ocular motility disorders and unilateral cross-bite with midline deviation. Conclusion. Ocular motility defects had a significant greater prevalence in subjects presenting with unilateral cross-bite and midline deviation. The importance of role of orthodontic diagnosis among interdisciplinary treatment in growing children should be recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *MALOCCLUSION
*CONVERGENCE insufficiency
*CROSS-sectional method
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19745648
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ORAL & Implantology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126979645
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11138/orl/2017.10.3.289