Prevalencia de hábitos orales y sus consecuencias dentomaxilares en niños de 5 –10 años en la clínica odontológica de la UCSG.

Abstract

Introduction: The dentomaxillary consequences can be caused by different oral habits, which affect the location of the teeth, the relationship, and the structure of the arches. In Latin America, the prevalence of oral habits in schoolchildren according to several authors was 77.29%.Objective: To determine the prevalence of different oral habits and their visible dentomaxillary consequences in children aged 5-10 years attended at the UCSG dental clinic during semester B-2022 Results: The results showed that 32% presented atypical swallowing, followed by lip sucking with (12%), oral respiration with (9%), digital suction with (6%) and onychophagia being the least prevalent. The most prevalent transverse and vertical malocclusions were open bite (34%), deep bite (10%) and unilateral posterior crossbite with 5%. Conclusion: It was concluded that the most frequent habit among the participants was that of atypical swallowing, among the dentomaxillary consequences is Molar Class I, Open Bite, Deep Bite and Simple Lingual Push.