Prevalence of malocclusion and associated habits in 4 to 6-year-old preschool children in Kuantan, Pahang

Abd Rahman, Mohamad Hafiz and Haris Fadzilah, Nur Aisyah and Nasir, Siti Hajjar and Che Musa, Muhd Firdaus (2020) Prevalence of malocclusion and associated habits in 4 to 6-year-old preschool children in Kuantan, Pahang. In: 9th IIUM Dental Students' Scientific Conference 2020, 24th February 2020, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Introduction: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of malocclusion and their associated habit in the deciduous dentition of preschool children in the city of Kuantan, Malaysia. Material and methods: This study was conducted in IIUM Specialist clinic setting where the sample selected were children from 4 different preschools aged between 4-6 years old. Questionnaire and consent forms were distributed to their guardians and collected a week before the study. The children’s dentition was examined and all malocclusion present was recorded. The association between malocclusion and oral habits was analyzed using SPSS. Results: A total of 76 preschool children participated in this study and 55.3% of the children presented with dental malocclusion. The highest malocclusion recorded in sagittal direction was reduced overjet (28.9 %), whereas for malocclusion in transversal direction, midline deviation showed the highest percentage of 30.3%. Deep overbite showed the highest percentage of malocclusion in vertical direction which was 28.9%. Bottle feeding recorded the highest incident of oral habit with 23.7% followed by nail biting and object biting. A significant association between increase overjet and bottle feeding (p<0.05) as well as relationship between pacifier and anterior open bite (p<0.01) were established. Conclusion: The prevalence of malocclusion in primary dentition was high and significant association between oral habits and the development of malocclusion in deciduous dentition was demonstrated.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	6503/80588
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malocclusion, Orthodontics, Epidemiology, Oral habits.
Subjects:	R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Dentistry
Depositing User:	Dr Muhd Firdaus bin Che Musa
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2020 11:55
Last Modified:	23 Jun 2020 11:55
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/80588

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