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. 2016 Sep;86(5):832-8.
doi: 10.2319/102715-723.1. Epub 2016 Mar 21.

Early risk factors for posterior crossbite and anterior open bite in the primary dentition

Alice Germa  1 , Céline Clément  2 , Michel Weissenbach  3 , Barbara Heude  4 , Anne Forhan  5 , Laetitia Martin-Marchand  6 , Mercedes Bonet  7 , Sibylle Vital  8 , Monique Kaminski  9 , Cathy Nabet  10
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Early risk factors for posterior crossbite and anterior open bite in the primary dentition

Alice Germa et al. Angle Orthod. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate risk factors specific to posterior crossbite and anterior open bite at the age of 3 years.

Materials and methods: The study included 422 children of the French EDEN mother-child cohort. The main outcomes were the presence of posterior crossbite and anterior open bite assessed by dentists at 3 years. Social characteristics (collected during pregnancy), neonatal characteristics (collected at birth), duration of breast-feeding (collected prospectively), sucking habits at 3 years, and open lips (as a proxy for mouth breathing) were studied and two logistic regressions conducted.

Results: Preterm birth appears to be a risk factor specific for posterior crossbite (OR: 3.13; 95% CI: 1.13-8.68), whereas small for gestational age seems to be associated with a lower risk of posterior crossbite (OR: 0.32; 95% CI: 0.12-0.87). Ongoing pacifier or thumb sucking at 3 years is a risk factor for both posterior crossbite and anterior open bite.

Conclusions: Children born preterm seem to be more at risk for posterior crossbite than those born at term. Different mechanisms may be involved in posterior crossbite and anterior open bite.

Keywords: Child; Crossbite; Epidemiology; Open bite; Orthodontics; Preterm birth.

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