Is Malnutrition Associated with Crowding in Permanent Dentition?

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 7; no. 9; pp. 3531 - 3544
• Main Authors: Thomaz, Erika B. A. F., Cangussu, Maria Cristina T., Silva, Antônio Augusto M. da, Assis, Ana Marlúcia O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.09.2010; Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Body Height; Brazil; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dentition, Permanent; Female; Humans; Male; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - complications; Malocclusion - etiology; Mouth Breathing; Nutritional Status; Students; Teeth; Tooth Eruption; Brazil; epidemiology; nutrition; protein-energy malnutrition; malocclusion

Evidence suggests that energy-protein malnutrition is associated with impaired growth and development of facial bones. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and reduced space for dental eruption (crowding) in permanent dentition. A cross-sectional...