Determinant factors of malocclusion in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics : Official Publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, Its Constituent Societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics
Helena YogiAna Lidia Ciamponi

Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an encephalic static lesion characterized as a nonprogressive disorder of movements and posture with functional deficits that may favor the occurrence of various malocclusions. We looked for a possible association between overall functional impairment and malocclusion in this population. Seventy patients from the Center of Attendance for Special Needs Patients, ages 6 to 18 years and with a CP diagnosis, were involved in the research. The overall degree of functional impairment was assessed with the Gross Motor Function Classification System, and malocclusion was evaluated with the criteria established by the World Health Organization and selected occlusion characteristics. To test the associations, univariate and multiple logistic Poisson regression analyses were used, and prevalence ratio values were calculated. Patients with limited or severely limited mobility (Gross Motor Function Classification of 4 or 5) (P = 0.003), parafunctional habits (P = 0.001), and a caregiver who was not the mother had 3 to 4 times more risk for open bite. Patients with dyskinetic CP are 4 times more likely to develop deepbite (P = 0.005). The results showed that the type of CP, the degree of motor involvement, and the pres...Continue Reading

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Apr 1, 2021·European Journal of Oral Sciences·Nemanja MarinkovicNenad Nedeljkovic
Oct 9, 2021·Journal of Medicine and Life·Khrystyna Vasylivna PryimakMichael Ivanovich Sheremet

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