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Association of Visual Defects and Occlusal Molar Class in Children
Joint Authors
Caruso, Silvia
Gatto, Roberto
Nota, Alessandro
Capogreco, Mario
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the presence of any correlations between dysfunctions related to visual impairments and dental occlusion.
Methods.
The test group included 34 subjects (21 males and 13 females; mean age 11 ± 2 years) randomly selected with the following inclusion criteria: absence of any diagnosis for problems at visual level except those related to refractive defects, visual acuity of at least 1.0, absence of any syndrome or malformation in the craniofacial area, good general health, and absence of any systemic disease able to influence the vision or the craniofacial growth.
They underwent visual clinical tests to evaluate the presence of fusional vergence defects and amplitude.
Each patient underwent an orthodontic clinical exam and the occlusal molar relationship of each subject was recorded and considered as occlusal variable.
A statistical analysis with Chi-Squared test was performed in order to analyze the associations between the visual defects and the occlusal variable.
Results.
A statistically significant association between the molar occlusal relationship and the occurrence of exodeviations was observed.
The percentage of subjects presenting fusional amplitudes with convergence lower of the cut-off value was statistically significantly higher in the group of occlusal molar second class.
Conclusions.
The results obtained show that there is an association between occlusal second molar class and fusional vergence defects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Caruso, Silvia& Gatto, Roberto& Capogreco, Mario& Nota, Alessandro. 2018. Association of Visual Defects and Occlusal Molar Class in Children. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128382
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Caruso, Silvia…[et al.]. Association of Visual Defects and Occlusal Molar Class in Children. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128382
American Medical Association (AMA)
Caruso, Silvia& Gatto, Roberto& Capogreco, Mario& Nota, Alessandro. Association of Visual Defects and Occlusal Molar Class in Children. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128382
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1128382