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Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition?
Evidence suggests that energy-protein malnutrition is associated with impaired growth and development of facial bones. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and reduced space for dental eruption (crowding) in permanent dentition. A cross-sectional...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948941 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7093531 |
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author | Thomaz, Erika B. A. F. Cangussu, Maria Cristina T. da Silva, Antônio Augusto M. Assis, Ana Marlúcia O. |
author_facet | Thomaz, Erika B. A. F. Cangussu, Maria Cristina T. da Silva, Antônio Augusto M. Assis, Ana Marlúcia O. |
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description | Evidence suggests that energy-protein malnutrition is associated with impaired growth and development of facial bones. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and reduced space for dental eruption (crowding) in permanent dentition. A cross-sectional study with probabilistic sampling design was used. We evaluated 2,060 students aged 12 to 15 years enrolled in schools in the northeast of Brazil. Crowding was defined according to World Health Organization (WHO) as misalignment of teeth due to lack of space for them to erupt in the correct position. Nutritional status was evaluated by means of body mass index and height-for-age, using the WHO’s reference curves. Parents and adolescents responded to a questionnaire about demographic, socioeconomic, biological and behavioral characteristics. The associations were estimated by odds ratio (OR) in multivariate logistic regression analysis (alpha = 0.05). Confounding and effect-modification were taken into account. An association between low height-for-age (z-score < −1SD) and crowding was only observed in adolescents with a prolonged history of mouth breathing (OR = 3.1). No association was observed between underweight and crowding. Malnutrition is related to crowding in permanent dentition among mouth-breathing adolescents. Policy actions aimed at reducing low height-for-age and unhealthy oral habits are strongly recommended. However, further studies are needed to increase the consistency of these findings and improve understanding of the subject. |
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spelling | pubmed-29545622010-10-14 Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? Thomaz, Erika B. A. F. Cangussu, Maria Cristina T. da Silva, Antônio Augusto M. Assis, Ana Marlúcia O. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Evidence suggests that energy-protein malnutrition is associated with impaired growth and development of facial bones. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and reduced space for dental eruption (crowding) in permanent dentition. A cross-sectional study with probabilistic sampling design was used. We evaluated 2,060 students aged 12 to 15 years enrolled in schools in the northeast of Brazil. Crowding was defined according to World Health Organization (WHO) as misalignment of teeth due to lack of space for them to erupt in the correct position. Nutritional status was evaluated by means of body mass index and height-for-age, using the WHO’s reference curves. Parents and adolescents responded to a questionnaire about demographic, socioeconomic, biological and behavioral characteristics. The associations were estimated by odds ratio (OR) in multivariate logistic regression analysis (alpha = 0.05). Confounding and effect-modification were taken into account. An association between low height-for-age (z-score < −1SD) and crowding was only observed in adolescents with a prolonged history of mouth breathing (OR = 3.1). No association was observed between underweight and crowding. Malnutrition is related to crowding in permanent dentition among mouth-breathing adolescents. Policy actions aimed at reducing low height-for-age and unhealthy oral habits are strongly recommended. However, further studies are needed to increase the consistency of these findings and improve understanding of the subject. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2010-09 2010-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC2954562/ /pubmed/20948941 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7093531 Text en © 2010 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Thomaz, Erika B. A. F. Cangussu, Maria Cristina T. da Silva, Antônio Augusto M. Assis, Ana Marlúcia O. Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title | Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title_full | Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title_fullStr | Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title_full_unstemmed | Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title_short | Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition? |
title_sort | is malnutrition associated with crowding in permanent dentition? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954562/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948941 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph7093531 |
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