1Reader, PhD Scholar, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences
2Professor, Faculty of Management Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Antarmayee Panigrahi, Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneshwar, India. Email: antarmayee.pani@gmail.com
Online published on 2 February, 2019.
Knowledge and early diagnosis of deleterious oral habits allows dentists to intercept and reduce the long-term consequences.
The present study was done to assess the prevalence of oral habits in children aged 6–12 years in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
A descriptive cross-sectional was done on total of 850 children. A thorough history along with filled questionnaire Performa was obtained. Clinical evaluation was done to correlate presence and absence of oral habit. Obtained data was statistically analyzed.
Overall prevalence of oral habits was found to be 24.8%. Prevalence of oral habit was observed to be statistically significant regarding age and gender.
Persistence of oral habits beyond normal age needs to identify and intervened to avoid occurrence of disharmonious maxilla-mandibular relationship and development of dental malocclusion.
Oral habits, mixed dentition, prevalence
