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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2019

Occlusal traits of 4-5-year-old Estonians. Parents' perception of orthodontic treatment need and satisfaction with dental appearance.

Hettel Sepp, Mare Saag, Heli Vinkka-Puhakka, Anna-Liisa Svedström-Oristo, Timo Peltomäki

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Article in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence of Orthodontic Malocclusions in Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  3. Malocclusion in deciduous dentition: a cross-sectional study in a Portuguese preschool population.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hettel SeppDepartment of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine University of Tartu Tartu Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-7581-1241
Mare SaagDepartment of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine University of Tartu Tartu Estonia.
Heli Vinkka-PuhakkaDepartment of Oral Development and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry University of Turku Turku Finland.
Anna-Liisa Svedström-OristoDepartment of Oral Development and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry University of Turku Turku Finland.
Timo PeltomäkiOral and Maxillofacial Unit, Tampere University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, and Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Eastern Finland Kuopio Finland.
University of Tartu · EEUniversity of Turku · FIUniversity of Eastern Finland · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of occlusal traits and to assess parents'/caregivers' satisfaction with child's dental appearance and perception of orthodontic treatment need in 4-5-year-old Estonians. Clinical records and plaster casts of 390 children (190 girls and 200 boys, mean age 4.7 years, range 4 - 5 years) were analyzed. Assessed occlusal traits included deciduous canine and second molar sagittal relationship, overjet, overbite, crowding, midline diastema, crossbite, and scissor bite. Parents'/caregivers' opinions regarding their child's teeth were determined with a questionnaire. The most prevalent occlusal traits were symmetrical sagittal relationship in deciduous canines (78.2%) and molars (75.1%), Class I sagittal relationship in deciduous canines (69.7%) and midline diastema (67.7%). Asymmetrical sagittal canine relationship was registered in 21.8% deciduous canines and in 24.9% second deciduous molars. Parents'/caregivers' perceived orthodontic treatment need was related to Class III sagittal relationship in canines, increased overjet and overbite, negative overbite, and crossbite. Prevalence of most occlusal traits in Estonian children were in line with those reported in neighboring countries. Parents/caregivers were well able to observe occlusal traits that deviated from acceptable occlusion.

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Orthodontics, CorrectiveParentsPersonal SatisfactionPhysical Appearance, BodyChild, PreschoolEstoniaFemaleHumansIndex of Orthodontic Treatment NeedMaleMalocclusionMalocclusion, Angle Class IMalocclusion, Angle Class IIMalocclusion, Angle Class IIINeeds AssessmentOverbiteocclusal traitsperceptionsatisfactiontreatment need

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PMID31249699
PMCPMC6586095
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