Diagnóstico das más oclusões de dentição decídua dos pacientes da clínica escola de odontologia do Centro Universitário Goyazes

Abstract

The objective of this research was to verify the prevalence of the type of malocclusion in the primary dentition of children treated at the dental school clinic of Centro Universitário Goyazes in Trindade - Go. For this, a survey was carried out in 20 dental records of 20 children, of both sexes, aged between 2 and a half to 6 years. The type of terminal plane of the second deciduous molars and the type of Baume's arch were analyzed. The results were 80% of bilateral mesial step, followed by 10% of bilateral flush terminal plane, and 5% of bilateral distal step, the other 5% correspond to asymmetry. For the arch type (in both arches) type I had a 65% prevalence and type II was 25%, the other 10% being type I in the upper arch and type II in the lower arch. Therefore, it is concluded that, in our study, there was a prevalence of the mesial step and Baume's type I arch. That result can contribute to the knowledge of the type of orthodontic need most common in children in the region, highlighting the importance of preventive orthodontics.