Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Congress of Contemporary Pediatric Dentistry, Sivas, Türkiye, 15 - 17 Eylül 2023, ss.1-49
Aim: It was aimed to evaluate the effect of snoring on occlusion in 63 5-year-old children who did not have
erupted first permanent molars during the primary dentition period, who applied to Ankara University Faculty
of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry for a routine examination.
Methods: Among the parameters used routinely to evaluate the effect of snoring on occlusion in pediatric
patients; overjet, overbite, molar and canine relationships, arch length, inter-canine and intermolar width, and
crowding were measured by creating a digital model with a three-dimensional scanning method. Due to the
normal distribution of the data, a one-sample t-test was used to look at the difference between the means for
statistical analysis.
Results: Decreased maxillary inter-canine width and maxillary crowding were found to be lower values than
the non-snoring group. Other occlusal parameter values were also found to be lower, although not statistically
significant.
Conclusions: Pediatric dentists should be able to observe evaluate the crowding in the maxillary jaw, which is
different from the normal physiology of primary dentition, and question the history of snoring, send the patient
to the otolaryngologist if necessary, and detect and prevent adverse effects that may occur early. Pediatric
dentists, orthodontists, pediatricians, and otolaryngologists should work in a multidisciplinary manner on this
issue, to increase the awareness of parents/caregivers and support the development of optimal oral and dental
health and normal occlusion without the need for costly, long-term interventions.