Orthodontic treatment need and occlusal traits in the early mixed dentition among 8-9-year old Saudi children

Authors : Guna Shekhar MADİRAJU, Sarah ALNABİ, Anfal ALMARZOOQ

Pages : 110-115

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Publication Date : 2021-09-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of occlusal traits and to evaluate the orthodontic treatment need among children aged 8-9 years in Al Ahsa, Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 282 Saudi children who were randomly selected from those visiting dental outpatient clinics at the College of dentistry in King Faisal University, AlAhsa. All the children were evaluated using the DHC and AC components of Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IOTN);. Descriptive statistics, chisquare test and Fisher’s Exact test were used for data analysis with statistical significance set at p< 0.05. Results The most prevalent malocclusal trait was crowding insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(39.7%); followed by increased overjet insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.4%);. About 30.9% and 17% of the children were in definite need for orthodontic treatment according to DHC and AC of IOTN, respectively. There was no statistical difference in the distribution of DHC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.116); and AC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.177); scores between the gender. Conclusion This study demonstrated high percentage of malocclusal traits and orthodontic treatment need in the mixed dentition period among 8-9-year-old children in the Eastern region. Emphasis should be placed on early orthodontic screening and treatment in the mixed dentition stage of dental development.
Keywords : Children, index of orthodontic treatment need, malocclusion, mixed dentition, prevalence