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

• Main Authors: Luiz Sekio Tanaka (Author), Cássia Cilene Dezan (Author), Karen Barros Parron Fernandes (Author), Flaviana Bombarda de Andrade Ferreira (Author), Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter (Author), Alcindo Cerci Neto (Author), Silvia Fernandes Chadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...