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Home Oral habits in a population of Albanian growing subjects

Oral habits in a population of Albanian growing subjects

Authors:

  • G. Lagan
    Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
  • F. Fabi
    CIBB Centre for Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
  • Y. Abazi
    Private practice, Tirana, Albania
  • E. BeshiriNastasi
    Private practice, Tirana, Albania
  • F. Vinjolli
    Private practice, Tirana, Albania
  • P. Cozza
    Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

ABSTRACT


Aim

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of oral habits in an Albanian population of schoolchildren.

Methods

Study design: A sample of 2617 subjects, aged 7-15, was examined by clinical observation without
radiograms. The sample comprised 1257 males and 1360 females, with no history of orthodontic treatment. Aestethical frontal and
profile analysis, intraoral and functional analysis were performed. Statistics: Gender and age differences were compared by chi-square
test. The relationship between malocclusions and oral habits was assessed by t-test and the level of significance was assessed at 0.01.

Results

The findings indicated that oral habits were present in 2225 subjects (85.0), 1103 males (87.7) and 1121
females (82.4); the most frequent oral habit was pacifier sucking (30) and it was mostly present in the 7-11 years
group. It was observed a significant correlation between oral habits and dental malocclusions, open bite, altered overjet and maxillary
contraction. CONCLUSION The high number of oral habits observed in the studied sample suggest that prevention strategies adopted
in other countries could be successfully integrated in the development of an effective national programme in Albania aimed at reducing
malocclusion risk factors.

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Publication date:

Dec /2013

Keywords:

albanian population, causes of malocclusions, growing subjects, oral habits

Issue:

Vol.14 – n.4/2013

Page:

309 – 313

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: G. Lagan, F. Fabi, Y. Abazi, E. BeshiriNastasi, F. Vinjolli, P. Cozza (2013) "Oral habits in a population of Albanian growing subjects", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 14(4), pp309-313. doi:
Vancouver: G. Lagan, F. Fabi, Y. Abazi, E. BeshiriNastasi, F. Vinjolli, P. Cozza. Oral habits in a population of Albanian growing subjects. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2013Dec.1 [cited 2023Mar.23];14(4):309-313. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/oral-habits-in-a-population-of-albanian-growing-subjects/
MLA: G. Lagan, F. Fabi, Y. Abazi, E. BeshiriNastasi, F. Vinjolli, P. Cozza Oral habits in a population of Albanian growing subjects. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2013;14(4):309-313

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