The possibility of spontaneous correction of malocclusion through solving various social etiologic factors
Lecture Description
Introduction : The goal of this study is inducing spontaneous correction of malocclusion by solving social etiologic factors. Many causes of malocclusion including mouth breathing, nail biting, finger sucking, clenching and etc. are related to psychosocial problems. By clarifying the correlation between these factors and specific malocclusion, the malocclusion can be resolved spontaneously without any artificial appliances.
Materials & Methods : Total 7,514 patients’ data (Male : 2,897, Female :4,617) including questionnaire, radiography, photography, and diagnostic models were treated. All of patients have one of malocclusions that are open bite, deep bite (over 3mm), large overjet (over 3mm), and crossbite. The samples are subdivided by age, job, bad habits, whether mouth breathing, walking time, electric device usage time, the degree of language development, family relations, conversation time with family, and separation experience from parent. Then the correlation between these classified groups and their malocclusion was analyzed statistically. To resolve the factors with a significant correlation, continuous education for each patient was provided and the degree of spontaneous correction of malocclusion was evaluated.
Discussion : Recently, psychosocial factors that can cause various malocclusion, including an in the time spent using electric device, are increasing. According to this study, these factors were closely related to posture and breathing pattern. These changes, in particular, seem to have a severe effect on the growth and development of the maxilla. If we find out more factors related to this, and if we detect and resolve them in advance, many malocclusions can be improved spontaneously through education alone.
Conclusion : With continuous education to solve social etiologic factors without using any appliances, spontaneous malocclusion correction was found in about 74% of patients aged 6 to 10 years. Crossbite was improved in 67% of patients before the age of 6 years. After the age of 10, spontaneous improvement was difficult in open bite, and the improvement effect was shown only in about 3%. All of the patients showed improvement in space problems during education period. No significant difference was between male and female group.
October 28-30, 2022 ¡¤ COEX, Seoul, Korea