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Home Early orthodontic treatment need in paediatric age: a prospective observational study in...

Early orthodontic treatment need in paediatric age: a prospective observational study in Italian school-children

Authors:

  • E. Carli
    Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
  • E. Fambrini
    Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
  • L. Lardani
    Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
  • G. Derchi
    Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
  • P. Defabianis
    Department of Surgical Sciences, C.I.R. Dental School – Section of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Turin, Turin (Italy)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2023.1835

ABSTRACT


Aim

This study evaluates the prevalence of Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) in Italian school-children.

Methods

A prospective observational study was conducted to assess the prevalence of IOTN in patients undergoing a first visit at the Santa Chiara Hospital Paediatric Dentistry Unit in Pisa, Italy. Two thousand, one hundred ninetynine subjects met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study; data on age, gender and concomitant systemic pathologies were collected from medical records. All participants were examined for individual IOTN: the presence of anterior and/or unilateral/bilateral crossbite with or without midline deviation, bad habits (finger, sucking habits, mouth breathing, and tongue thrust), overjet > 3 mm, lack of space for 1.2 and 2.2 eruption were investigated. The presence of one of the above mentioned parameters was considered positive for IOTN. Chi-square test was used to evaluate any statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).

Results

The prevalence of IOTN was 35.5%, being unilateral posterior crossbite the most represented (36.3%). Bad habits were found in 29.5% of IOTN children.

Conclusion

The study confirms the presence of a significant percentage of paediatric patients who need IOTN; early treatment is highly recommended to reduce malocclusion outcomes in the adult population.

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Publication date:

June /2023

Keywords:

Bad habits, Interceptive orthodontic treatment need (IOTN), crossbite

Issue:

Vol.24 – n.2/2023

Page:

94 – 98

Publisher:

Ariesdue

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Harvard: E. Carli, E. Fambrini, L. Lardani, G. Derchi, P. Defabianis (2023) "Early orthodontic treatment need in paediatric age: a prospective observational study in Italian school-children", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 24(2), pp94-98. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2023.1835
Vancouver: E. Carli, E. Fambrini, L. Lardani, G. Derchi, P. Defabianis. Early orthodontic treatment need in paediatric age: a prospective observational study in Italian school-children. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2023Jun.17 [cited 2023Sep.21];24(2):94-98. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/early-orthodontic-treatment-need-in-paediatric-age-a-prospective-observational-study-in-italian-school-children/
MLA: E. Carli, E. Fambrini, L. Lardani, G. Derchi, P. Defabianis Early orthodontic treatment need in paediatric age: a prospective observational study in Italian school-children. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2023;24(2):94-98

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