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Prevalencia de hábitos bucales parafuncionales en adolescentes de 12-13 años de edad.
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MEDISAN . may/jun2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p1-13. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction: Parafunctional oral habits are the primary or secondary cause of malocclusions or dentomaxillofacial anomalies which severity varies depending on age. Objective: To determine the prevalence of parafunctional oral habits in 12-13 years adolescents. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 450 adolescents that presented a permanent complete teething according to their age, belonging to Manuel Ascunce Domenech Secondary School of Guantánamo province, who were assisted in the Stomatologic Clinic of 4 de Abril Teaching Polyclinic in that city from December, 2022 to January, 2023. The selected variables were sex, age, as well as the presence and type of parafunctional habit. The chi-square test was used with a significance level α=0.05. Results: The prevalence of parafunctional oral habits was 38.0%; of these, the most frequent were queilophagia (33.9%) and mouth breathing (25.2%), mainly in women (50.3%) and the 12 years group (62.6%). Conclusions: A low prevalence of parafunctional oral habits was found in 12-13 years adolescents and queilophagia was the most significant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ORAL habits
*MOUTH breathing
*CHI-squared test
*TEENAGERS
*HEALTH behavior
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Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 10293019
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- MEDISAN
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169932999