Characterization of class I with vestibuloversion and diastema in 4th-6th grade schoolchildren

Abstract

Malocclusions are the most frequent cause of the alteration or loss of esthetics of a person and constitute one of the reasons why patients go to orthodontic and stomatology offices. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional research was carried out with the objective of characterizing class I with vestibuloversion and diastema in schoolchildren from 4th to 6th grades belonging to the Miguel Peña school in the province of Las Tunas in the period from December 2019 to June 2022. The universe was constituted by 99 schoolchildren and the sample was intentionally formed by 33 schoolchildren who presented class I with vestibuloversion and diastema. For the sampling, elements of interest from the interview and their clinical histories were taken into account, such as age, sex, type of habit, level of knowledge. The data were processed in computerized form. Male sex, 6th grade and digital sucking habit were predominant. Most of the schoolchildren have knowledge about health damage, however, the research contributed to collective reflection in pursuit of a change in malocclusive misbehavior.