Common dental diseases in children and malocclusion.
10.1038/s41368-018-0012-3
- Author:
Jing ZOU
1
;
Mingmei MENG
1
;
Clarice S LAW
2
;
Yale RAO
3
;
Xuedong ZHOU
4
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases& National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
2. Sections of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Division of Growth and Development, UCLA School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
3. Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC, Canada.
4. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases& National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. zhouxd@scu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Malocclusion;
epidemiology;
etiology;
prevention & control;
Prevalence;
Stomatognathic Diseases;
complications;
epidemiology;
prevention & control
- From:
International Journal of Oral Science
2018;10(1):7-7
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Malocclusion is a worldwide dental problem that influences the affected individuals to varying degrees. Many factors contribute to the anomaly in dentition, including hereditary and environmental aspects. Dental caries, pulpal and periapical lesions, dental trauma, abnormality of development, and oral habits are most common dental diseases in children that strongly relate to malocclusion. Management of oral health in the early childhood stage is carried out in clinic work of pediatric dentistry to minimize the unwanted effect of these diseases on dentition. This article highlights these diseases and their impacts on malocclusion in sequence. Prevention, treatment, and management of these conditions are also illustrated in order to achieve successful oral health for children and adolescents, even for their adult stage.
