The prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need of school children in Northern Saudi Arabia

Alajlan, Sarah Sulaiman; Alsaleh, Mohammed Khalid; Alshammari, Abdullah Faraj; Alharbi, Seham Mohamed; Alshammari, Abdulrahman; Alshammari, Rana

doi:10.4103/jos.jos_104_18

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“…In our study, with regards to IOTN-DHC, about 30.9% of children have been found to require definite orthodontic treatment need which was higher than that reported in previous studies conducted in Saudi Arabia (19,20). Another study by Alharbi (12) had reported a higher definite orthodontic treatment need compared to that seen in the present study.…”

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

Madiraju¹,

Alnabi²,

Almarzooq³

2021

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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 MethodsA 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 (IOTN). Descriptive statistics, chisquare test and Fisher's Exact test were used for data analysis with statistical significance set at p< 0.05. ResultsThe most prevalent malocclusal trait was crowding (39.7%) followed by increased overjet (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 (p=0.116) and AC (p=0.177) scores between the gender. ConclusionThis 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.

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“…However, studies found that it has limitations, as it lacks sensitivity, related to choosing cases specific for preventive or interceptive orthodontics (17). IOTN was used in the present study as the validity and reliability of this index has been verified in previous studies (18)(19)(20).…”

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

Madiraju¹,

Alnabi²,

Almarzooq³

2021

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“…In terms of Class II malocclusion, a prevalence of 9.5% was found in the present study. This result is almost similar to the findings of Narayanan et al,20 (9.3%) in contrast higher rate of Class II in that reported by Brito et al, 14 (19.2%), Almeida et al, 21 (38%), Bourzgui et al, 31 (24%), Reddy et al, 22 (13.9%), Sultan 25 , (21.93%), and by Alajlan et al,32 (21.3%), while current result was higher than that reported byDisha et al., …”

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Prevalence of Malocclusion Among Yemeni Children of Primary Schools

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Objective: Malocclusion is every difference in the arrangement of teeth beyond the standard of regular occlusion illustrated by anomalies within the dental arches. The purpose of this study was to measure prevalence of malocclusion between primary school children in Sana’a city Yemen. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 1079 school children (546 girls and 533 boys), their age ranged from 7 to 12 years old from public and private schools selected randomly in Sana'a City, Yemen. The prevalence of malocclusion was investigated according to age, gender and school type based on Angle's classification. Results: The study showed that the overall prevalence of malocclusion among school children was 81.1%, in which Class I normal molar association was found only in 18.9% of school children, while Class I malocclusion included the highest percentage of the sample 70.4%, followed by Class II relation 9.5%, and Class III involved only 1.1%. The most prevalent malocclusion trait was spacing 35.7%, whereas the crowding was present in 30.0% of the sample. The deep bite was present in 10.1% followed by anterior crossbite 8.8%, midline diastema 8.6%, anterior open bite 4.5%, posterior crossbite 4.0%, and the least noted malocclusion trait was posterior open bite 0.4%. Conclusion: In conclusion, there was a high rate of malocclusion in school children and significantly increased with age, class I malocclusion was the most common followed by Class II malocclusion, while Class III was the rear. The most prevalent occlusal problem was spacing, followed by crowding. Thus, 7-12 year-olds can benefit from interceptive and preventive oral health procedures which may either entirely prevent or reduce the development of serious types of malocclusions afterward in their lives. Peer Review History: Received 8 January 2020; Revised 9 February; Accepted 1 March, Available online 15 March 2020 UJPR follows the most transparent and toughest ‘Advanced OPEN peer review’ system. The identity of the authors and, reviewers will be known to each other. This transparent process will help to eradicate any possible malicious/purposeful interference by any person (publishing staff, reviewer, editor, author, etc) during peer review. As a result of this unique system, all reviewers will get their due recognition and respect, once their names are published in the papers. We expect that, by publishing peer review reports with published papers, will be helpful to many authors for drafting their article according to the specifications. Auhors will remove any error of their article and they will improve their article(s) according to the previous reports displayed with published article(s). The main purpose of it is ‘to improve the quality of a candidate manuscript’. Our reviewers check the ‘strength and weakness of a manuscript honestly’. There will increase in the perfection, and transparency. Received file Average Peer review marks at initial stage: 6.5/10 Average Peer review marks at publication stage: 8.5/10 Reviewer(s) detail: Name: Dr. George Zhu Affiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran E-mail: sansan4240732@163.com Name: Dr. Gehan Fawzy Abdel Raoof Kandeel Affiliation: Pharmacognosy Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt E-mail: gehankandeel9@yahoo.com Comments of reviewer(s): Similar Articles: COCCIDIAN INTESTINAL PARASITES AMONG CHILDREN IN AL-TORBAH CITY IN YEMEN: IN COUNTRY WITH HIGH INCIDENCE OF MALNUTRITION EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO POLIO VACCINE IN MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN SANA'A CITY PREVALENCE AND POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS IN A SAMPLE OF CHILDREN IN TWO SELECTED AREAS IN YEMEN

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“…While Saudi Arabia provides free public orthodontic treatment services, individuals with severe treatment needs face delayed access to relevant facilities compared with those with minor orthodontic treatment procedures. 23 Therefore, it is necessary to increase awareness of the importance of FPM and the consequences caused by the early loss of FPM teeth.…”

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Prevalence of Missing First Permanent Molars in a Selected Population in a University Dental Clinic Setting: A Retrospective Radiographic Study

Almugla¹

2021

International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

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A bstract Aim and objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of missing first permanent molars (FPMs) in the 7–29-year-old selected population of Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods This study retrospectively analyzed 398 panoramic radiographs of patients aged from 7 to 29 years old for missing FPM. Patients were divided into two age-groups: 7–15 and 16–29 years old. Study variables including gender, age, missing FPM, dental arch, and right or left sides of the arch were recorded. The data were statistically analyzed using Chi-square tests. Results Of the total study sample, 23.1% of patients had only one missing FPM, 13.3% of patients had two, and 2.8% of them had three missing FPM teeth. No patient had four missing FPM teeth. A total of 60.8% (242) radiographs in the overall sample did not show any missing teeth. The mandibular FPMs (35.2%) were found missing more frequently than their maxillary counterparts (17.4%) and the left mandibular quadrant showed a higher rate of missing FPM (21.9%). No statistically significant association was seen between the missing FPM and the gender or age-group ( p > 0.05). Conclusion The high prevalence rates of missing FPM in the study population warrants attention. Further prospective studies are needed to comprehensively evaluate the effect of early loss of the FPM on space changes in the arch and subsequent reduction in complex orthodontic treatment needs. How to cite this article Almugla YM. Prevalence of Missing First Permanent Molars in a Selected Population in a University Dental Clinic Setting: A Retrospective Radiographic Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;14(2):269–272.

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The prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need of school children in Northern Saudi Arabia

Cited by 14 publications

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

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

Prevalence of Malocclusion Among Yemeni Children of Primary Schools

Prevalence of Missing First Permanent Molars in a Selected Population in a University Dental Clinic Setting: A Retrospective Radiographic Study

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