Prevalencia de maloclusiones en pacientes pediátricos con succión digital, clínica Odontológica, UCSG A-2022.

Abstract

Introduction: One of the harmful oral habits is digital sucking, this action has been significantly correlated with malocclusion in primary and permanent dentition. Objective: To determine the prevalence of malocclusion in pediatric patients with digital sucking at the UCSG Dental Clinic in semester A-2022. Materials and Methods: Quantitative study with a descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective design. The sample included 110 pediatric patients from the UCSG dentistry clinics, whose dental clinical history was evaluated and knowledge of oral habits was analyzed by surveying parents and representatives of the study population. Results: The prevalence of digital sucking habit was 10% among the participants. From these, 81.82% had Angle class II malocclusion; 9.09% right and left mesial terminal plane; and 9.09% molar class I. Conclusion: A low prevalence of digital sucking was revealed with a high incidence of molar class II and mesial terminal plane malocclusion. Parents are aware that digital sucking habits cause consequences, but they don´t know how to prevent or intervene.