Abstract

Impact of malocclusions on quality of life and Need for Orthodontic Treatment in schoolchildren of two private schools Azogues - Ecuador, 2015. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2017, vol.27, n.3, pp.141-152. ISSN 1019-4355.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/reh.v27i3.3198.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of oral conditions attributed to malocclusions on quality of life through CS Child-OIDP and Need for Orthodontic Treatment through INTO in schoolchildren aged 11 to 12 from two private schools in Azogues-Ecuador, year 2015. Material and Methods: This study evaluated 170 schoolchildren to determine the impact of malocclusions on quality of life, using the Peruvian version of the Child-OIDP, but only using the conditions attributed to malocclusions, (CS Child-OIDP position of teeth, spaces, size And form and cracenofacial deformities), on daily performance, and the need for orthodontic treatment through the need for orthodontic treatment index (INTO). Results: The most prevalent conditions were Position of the teeth (63.5%), and Separated Teeth (40.5%); The most affected performances were eating (65.3%) and smiling (51.8); regarding the need for orthodontic treatment according to the aesthetic component, 91.18% of the students did not need treatment and according to the Dental Health Component 10%; when associating the two variables, we found statistically significant difference only in the performance smile p = 0.02 according to the Dental Health Component. Conclusions: The most prevalent condition was position of the teeth, the most affected daily performances were eating and smiling, when associating Treatment Need and affected performances in the two components revealed to eating and smiling performance as the most affected, there being statistical significance in performance smile.

Keywords : Quality of life; Child-OIDP; need for treatment; INTO.

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