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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Correlation between Malocclusions, Tonsillar Grading and Mallampati Modified Scale: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Can Serif Kuskonmaz, Giovanni Bruno, Maria Lavinia Bartolucci, Michele Basilicata, Antonio Gracco, Alberto De Stefani

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Can Serif KuskonmazDental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Giovanni BrunoDental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2900-7196
Maria Lavinia BartolucciSection of Orthodontics, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8363-6001
Michele BasilicataUOSD Special Care Dentistry, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.
Antonio GraccoDental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Alberto De StefaniDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9087-3953

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Abstract

aimto investigate the correlation between growth tendency and different patient malocclusion, tonsillar grading, and tongue size (Mallampati index). MATERIALS AND

methodsThe sample is composed of 64 males and 40 females; patients aged between 6 and 16 years (median age 11 years, IQR 9-13) were included. The final sample is therefore 104 patients. After the first orthodontic visit, all the children underwent a collection of documentation (photographs, digital arch models, and X-rays). Patients were classified according to their malocclusion, palatal conformation, tonsillar grading, and Mallampati index. Group comparisons were performed using Fisher's test. A

resultsThe narrow palate was more frequent in those with Angle class III (

conclusionsThis study found that children with higher tonsillar grading had a higher prevalence of crossbite or narrow palate compared to other children at the same developmental stage. However, we did not observe any association between tonsil hyperplasia and the prevalence of class II malocclusion, anterior open bite, or patient divergence in this sample. Furthermore, no correlation was found between the Mallampati index and patients' dental class, narrow palate, or divergence in this study.

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malocclusiontongue sizetonsil hyperplasiatonsillar grading

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