Evaluation of the dental arches and myofunctional oral structures in children with complete primary dentition, according to pacifier use and type. / Avaliação dos arcos dentais e das estruturas miofuncionais orais, em função do uso e tipo de chupeta, em crianças com dentição decídua completa.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2000

RESUMO

This study evaluated through clinical examination the characteristics of the dental arches and myofunctional oral structures of 61 children aged 36- to-60-months, who either had pacifier-sucking habit or did not. Pacifier use and type was compared to family income and mother’s attitudes and educational level. This was assessed by a questionnaire distributed to the mothers. The children were divided into three groups: 1. those who never had pacifier sucking habit, 2. those who only used anatomic or orthodontic pacifier, and 3. those who only used conventional pacifier. No statistically significant relationship was found between pacifier use and the family income, mother´s educational level, and child´s sex and number of siblings. The children who were breastfed for a smaller period of time and had one or more pacifiers on his/her layette had higher prevalence of pacifier sucking habit. No statistical significant relationship was found between arch type (Type I or Type II according to Baume´s classification), terminal plane relationship of second primary molars, medline and primate spaces among the three groups studied. Class II primary canine relationship was significantly greater among pacifier users than among those without this sucking habits. It was observed that both, the anatomic (orthodontic) and conventional pacifiers lead to anterior open bite and posterior crossbite. No significant difference was found between the ones who used the anatomic (orthodontic) pacifier or the conventional one, in respect to the mean openbite (p=0,344). Compared to children without sucking habit, children with pacifier habit had a greater mean overjet (in milimeters) (p=0,000). Posterior crossbite was statistically different among the children who used the conventional pacifier when compared to the other two groups (p=0,010). The upper intercanine distance was significantly smaller among those who had pacifier sucking-habit when compared to those habit-free, but no significant difference was found among the three groups with respect to the lower intercanine distance. Among the myofunctional oral structures evaluated, the ones that demonstrated statistical difference among the three groups were the cheek mobility (p=0,022) and the hard palate shape (p=0,022); being that the group of children who never sucked a pacifier, showed a higher prevalence of normality of these two structures than the ones who had a pacifier sucking habit. In regards to how frequent the child sucked the pacifier throughout the day, it was seen that those who “always sucked” had a significantly greater overjet (p=0,021), than those who “suck sometimes” or “just held” the pacifier in the mouth.

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hábitos de sucção pacifier use dentição decídua arco dentário sucção de chupeta primary dentition dental arches

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