Prevalencia de maloclusiones en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes del interior del Uruguay. Relavamiento nacional de salud bucal 2010-2011

Objectives: Determine the prevalence of malocclusion, their severity and need for treatment in adolescents and young adults between 15 and 24 years of age outside the capital of Uruguay and its association with social demographic and quality of life variables, and risk indicators Methods: A cross se...

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Autores: Ourens, Mariana, Celeste, Roger Keller, Hilgert, Juliana Balbinot, Lorenzo, Susana, Hugo, Fernando Neves, Ramón, Álvarez, Abegg, Claídes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/108741
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/108741
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Má oclusão
Prevalence
Malocclusions
Young adults
Adolescents
Prevalencia
Maloclusiones
Adultos jóvenes
Adolescentes
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Sumario:Objectives: Determine the prevalence of malocclusion, their severity and need for treatment in adolescents and young adults between 15 and 24 years of age outside the capital of Uruguay and its association with social demographic and quality of life variables, and risk indicators Methods: A cross sectional study was performed using data from the “First National Survey of Oral Health in young and adult Uruguayan population” conducted between 2010 and 2011. Statistical analysis: The differences in prevalence of malocclusion among categories of covariates were tested with the chi-square test for heterogeneity with Taylor linearization. Results: The prevalence of malocclusion was 33,8 % in the period 2010- 2012. Malocclusions showed association with quality of life. Conclusions: The results of this study are the first ones conducted with a representative sample in this population and therefore of interest for public health managers and other researchers in the field