Management and need for orthodontic treatment in adolescents from Chachapoyas - Peru

Zubiate F.T.C.; Aguirre-Aguilar A.A.; Ríos-Caro T.E.; Aguirre-Aguilar A.A. · Revista de Ciencias Sociales (2022) · DOI: 10.31876/rcs.v28i4.39143

Resumen

Malocclusion is a public health management problem and is the third most prevalent disease of the oral cavity, It has a polygenic and multifactorial etiology, so the timely establishment of orthodontic treatment helps to solve the aesthetic and functional problems that this disease causes in the population. Thus, the objective is to establish the relationship between the prevalence of malocclusions and the need for orthodontic treatment in 15-year-old schoolchildren in the district of Chachapoyas-Peru. The study is a cross-sectional correlational descriptive study, carried out in 138 schoolchildren to whom a data collection form was applied with the Index of Need for Orthodontic Treatment that contemplates two aspects: Dental health and aesthetics. As a result, a prevalence of class I malocclusion of 47.8%, class II 21% and class III 20.3% was obtained. The Need for Orthodontic Treatment index shows that 43.5% need treatment (Grade 4), and only 15.9% have a great need (Grade 5). When evaluating the aesthetic component, 81.2% considered the treatment little or not necessary and 5.1% required. In conclusion, a statistically significant relationship was found between malocclusions and the need for orthodontic treatment in the oral health componen.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo