Perception of Parents about the Oral Habits of their Children and their Malocclusion Traits

Abstract

Approximately 250 million children (43%) under five years of age in low and middle-income countries are at risk of not reaching their potential, due to the adversities they face in the initial stage of their formative years [1] this include the development of the bad oral habits that will cost cause disharmony in the oral health and because of that in the general health. The long-term follow-up of children from birth shows that the lack of growth and development of surrounding oral tissues in the first two years of life has harmful effects on health. Currently, the early care in infants is a need and it is an action feasible in our reality. The prevalence of the bad dental occlusion in temporary or primary dentition is more than 50% worldwide and if the malocclusion persist it will influence in the permanent dentition. There are some cohort studies that had indicated that bad dental occlusion in primary dentition is the determinant of malocclusion Volume 3 Issue

Predictors associated with malocclusion in children with and without sleep disorders: a cross-sectional study

“…Children care little about esthetic issues and may be reluctant to give up such habits. It is therefore important that parents/guardians recognize signs of harmful habits early 31 and seek multidisciplinary care when necessary.…”