Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between malocclusions and visual defects. This is a case-control study evaluating the prevalence of visual defects in patients with different types of malocclusions. Methods: One-hundred and sixty patients aged from 5 to 14 were evaluated us...
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| description | Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between malocclusions and visual defects. This is a case-control study evaluating the prevalence of visual defects in patients with different types of malocclusions. Methods: One-hundred and sixty patients aged from 5 to 14 were evaluated using the ROMA index to detect malocclusion; the ones with the lowest scores were used as the control group. They were also submitted to visual-capacity inspection for motility and refractive disorders. Results: Our work showed an enhanced prevalence of refractive defects or fusional vergence defects and alteration of eye movements (especially the saccades) in almost all dental malocclusions. Statistics: The Kappa test values for ROMA index were between 0.643 and 1.00 for the intraoperator agreement (0.00 < <i>p</i> < 0.002) and between 0.773 and 1.00 for the agreement between operators (<i>p</i> = 0 < 0.001). The statistically significance level for the correlation malocclusion/visual defects was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Statistical analyses were performed with the STATA software (version 15.0, Stata Corp LP, College Station, TX, USA). Conclusion: Considering the high level of the statistical analysis and the accuracy of the methodology used, these data allows the establishment of a huge correlation between sagittal, transversal and vertical malocclusions with ocular disorders (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and ocular motility defects). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-817c23f2396946f3936b724c58a841332023-11-20T11:26:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-08-011017591310.3390/app10175913Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric PatientsCristina Grippaudo0Patricia Valerio1Cristiana Romeo2Fabiana Fiasca3Vincenzo Quinzi4Department of Head and Neck and Sensory Organs, Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, ItalyHead of Patricia Valerio Institute, Av. Cristiano Machado, Belo Horizonte 1630/901 31170024, BrazilDepartment of Head and Neck and Sensory Organs, Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyAim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between malocclusions and visual defects. This is a case-control study evaluating the prevalence of visual defects in patients with different types of malocclusions. Methods: One-hundred and sixty patients aged from 5 to 14 were evaluated using the ROMA index to detect malocclusion; the ones with the lowest scores were used as the control group. They were also submitted to visual-capacity inspection for motility and refractive disorders. Results: Our work showed an enhanced prevalence of refractive defects or fusional vergence defects and alteration of eye movements (especially the saccades) in almost all dental malocclusions. Statistics: The Kappa test values for ROMA index were between 0.643 and 1.00 for the intraoperator agreement (0.00 < <i>p</i> < 0.002) and between 0.773 and 1.00 for the agreement between operators (<i>p</i> = 0 < 0.001). The statistically significance level for the correlation malocclusion/visual defects was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Statistical analyses were performed with the STATA software (version 15.0, Stata Corp LP, College Station, TX, USA). Conclusion: Considering the high level of the statistical analysis and the accuracy of the methodology used, these data allows the establishment of a huge correlation between sagittal, transversal and vertical malocclusions with ocular disorders (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and ocular motility defects).https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/5913dental malocclusionsvisual disturbancespediatric patientsrefractive defectsalteration eye movementsROMA index |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Grippaudo Patricia Valerio Cristiana Romeo Fabiana Fiasca Vincenzo Quinzi Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients Applied Sciences dental malocclusions visual disturbances pediatric patients refractive defects alteration eye movements ROMA index |
| title | Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients |
| title_full | Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients |
| title_fullStr | Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients |
| title_short | Bite and Sight: Is There a Correlation? Clinical Association between Dental Malocclusion and Visual Disturbances in Pediatric Patients |
| title_sort | bite and sight is there a correlation clinical association between dental malocclusion and visual disturbances in pediatric patients |
| topic | dental malocclusions visual disturbances pediatric patients refractive defects alteration eye movements ROMA index |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/5913 |
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