The influence of asthma onset and severity on malocclusion prevalence in children and adolescents

OBJECTIVE: The influence of asthma, its severity levels and onset time on malocclusion occurrence were investigated. METHODS: The sample was composed by 176 children/adolescents, of both genders, aged 3 to 15 years, that were divided in two groups. The asthma group (AG) enrolled 88 children/adolesce...

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Main Authors: Luiz Sekio Tanaka, Cássia Cilene Dezan, Karen Barros Parron Fernandes, Flaviana Bombarda de Andrade Ferreira, Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter, Alcindo Cerci Neto, Silvia Fernandes Chadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2012-02-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512012000100007