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VOLUME 12 , ISSUE 5 ( September-October, 2011 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Prevalence of Chewing Side Preference in the Deciduous, Mixed and Permanent Dentitions

Daphne Câmara Barcellos, Alessandra Buhler Borges, Cesar Rogério Pucci, Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres, Sergio Eduardo de Paiva Gonçalves, Melissa Aline da Silva, Graziela Ribeiro Batista, Patricia Rondon Pleffken

Citation Information : Barcellos DC, Borges AB, Pucci CR, Torres CR, de Paiva Gonçalves SE, da Silva MA, Batista GR, Pleffken PR. Prevalence of Chewing Side Preference in the Deciduous, Mixed and Permanent Dentitions. J Contemp Dent Pract 2011; 12 (5):339-342.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1056

Published Online: 01-04-2012

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim

This study evaluated the prevalence of the chewing side preference (CSP) in the deciduous, mixed and permanent dentitions.

Materials and methods

Three-hundred subjects were divided in three groups (n = 100): Group 1 – children with deciduous dentition; group 2—children with mixed dentition; group 3 – subjects with permanent dentition. The CSP was determined using a direct method (visual observation) developed by McDonnell et al. (2004). Descriptive statistic was used to observe the prevalence of CSP. The Pearson's Chi-square was used to investigate signicant associations between gender, presence of CSP and preferred side (right/left).

Results and conclusion

Eighty-seven percent of group 1 had a CSP. Eighty-two percent of group 2 had a CSP. Seventy-six percent of group 3 had a CSP. There was no statistically significant association between presence of CSP and gender in all groups. There was no statistically significant association between preferred side (right/left) and gender in all groups.

Clinical significance

There is a higher prevalence of subjects in deciduous, mixed and permanent dentition that presented chewing side preference. The early diagnosis of the presence of chewing side preference can prevent the unilateral chewing pattern with prophylactic therapy applied to the first teeth (deciduous).

How to cite this article

Barcellos DC, de Paiva Gonçalves SE, da Silva MA, Batista GR, Pleffken PR, Pucci CR, Borges AB, Torres CRG. Prevalence of Chewing Side Preference in the Deciduous, Mixed and Permanent Dentitions. J Contemp Dent Pract 2011; 12(5):339-342.

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