%0 Journal Article
%T Ocorr¨ºncia de mordida aberta anterior e h¨¢bitos bucais delet¨¦rios em crian£¿as de 4 a 6 anos
%A Zapata
%A Maritza
%A Bachiega
%A Joanna Carolina
%A Marangoni
%A Anal¨²cia Ferreira
%A Jeremias
%A Jos¨¦ Eduardo Massucato
%A Ferrari
%A Raquel Agnelli Mesquita
%A Bussadori
%A Sandra Kalil
%A Santos
%A Elaine Marc¨ªlio
%J Revista CEFAC
%D 2010
%I CEFAC Sa¨²de e Educa??o
%R 10.1590/S1516-18462010000200013
%X purpose: to determine the occurrence of anterior open bite and harmful oral habits in children from four to six-year old. methods: a total of 266 four-to-six-year-old male and female children in the city of suzano (s£¿o paulo, brazil) were evaluated. an assessment chart for detecting the occurrence of harmful oral habits was administered to the guardians and clinical exams were performed for assessing occlusion in the children. results: a total of 221 children (83.1%) had at least one harmful oral habit, the most frequent of which was the use of a feeding bottle (n=167; 75.6%). the occurrence of simultaneous harmful habits and dental occlusion abnormalities was observed in 119 children (44.1% of the sample); among these children, the greatest prevalence was of anterior open bite (n=89; 79.8%). conclusion: anterior open bite was the most prevalent occlusion alteration in the children and had a statistically significant association with harmful oral habits, such as the use of a bottle and/or pacifier and teeth grinding.
%K dental occlusion
%K habits
%K open bite.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1516-18462010000200013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en