Author:

• Flávia Martão Flório - Flório, F.M. - Campinas, São Paulo - São Leopoldo Mandic Dental School and Research Center, Public Health - <flaviaflorio@yahoo.com>

Co-author(s):

• João Gabriel Silva Souza - Souza, João Gabriel Silva - Montes Claros, MG - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - <jgabriel.ssouza@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5944-6953
• Claudiana Donato Bauman - Bauman , Claudiana Donato - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde - <caubauman@gmail.com>
• José Mansano Bauman - Bauman, José Mansano - São Leopoldo Mandic Dental School and Research Center, Public Health - <jmbauman@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Bucal

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to characterize the malocclusion in Brazilian children and identify the socio-demographic aspects associated. Data were takenthe Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) a sample of 5,539 12-year-olds and among these 41% had some degree of malocclusion according to the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). Conducted descriptive analyses, bivariate and multiple logistic regression multinomial. The definite malocclusion was greater among those who rated their oral health as neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (OR 1.24; CI95%1.03-1.50) and unfulfilled (OR 1.76; CI95%1.50-2.08). The severe malocclusion was greater among children in the Southeast (OR 1.44; CI95%1.06-1.96) and South (OR 1.52; CI95%1.05-2.19), male (OR 1.24; CI95%1.03-1.48), Black/Brown (OR 1.39; CI95%1.14-1.69) and that have rated their oral health as neither satisfied/nor dissatisfied (OR 1.79;CI95%1.41-2.26) and unfulfilled (OR 2.20; CI95%1.77-2.72). The very severe malocclusion was higher among residents of capital (OR 1.36; CI95%1.07-1.71) and that evaluated their oral health as neither satisfied/nor dissatisfied (OR 1.58; CI95%1.22-2.05) and unfulfilled (OR 2.44; CI95%1.96-3.03). The prevalence of malocclusion is high among Brazilian children, being their different severities associated with socio-demographic aspects.

Keywords:

MalocclusionDental OcclusionChildOral health

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