Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years
Tongue function is regarded as a primary factor in the etiology of malocclusion, but details of the relationship remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate maximum tongue pressure, in preschool children to examine its relationship with dental occlusion. A total of 477 health...
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| author | Yumi Sasaki Masatoshi Otsugu Hidekazu Sasaki Naho Fujikawa Rena Okawa Takafumi Kato Kazuhiko Nakano |
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| description | Tongue function is regarded as a primary factor in the etiology of malocclusion, but details of the relationship remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate maximum tongue pressure, in preschool children to examine its relationship with dental occlusion. A total of 477 healthy children (248 boys, 229 girls, aged 4–6 years) were recruited. Dental occlusion was assessed visually to record sagittal, vertical, and transverse malocclusion, and space discrepancies. Maximum tongue pressure was measured using a balloon-based tongue pressure measurement device. Additionally, 72 children (37 boys, 35 girls, aged 4–5 years) were recruited for a 1-year follow-up study. Approximately half of the children (53.5%) showed some type of malocclusion in the present study. Maximum tongue pressure was highest in the 6-year-old children. The results of a two-way ANCOVA show that the effect of age was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001); however, the effects of sex and dental occlusion, or the interactions among these variables, did not reach significance. Additionally, maximum tongue pressure increased significantly in the 1-year follow-up study (<i>p</i> < 0.001), especially in the normal occlusion group. Maximum tongue pressure increases markedly with growth in the preschool years and can be associated with some types of malocclusion in preschool children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c67beea4cde44808a01fdf84fc5791242023-11-23T19:18:06ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-01-019214110.3390/children9020141Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 YearsYumi Sasaki0Masatoshi Otsugu1Hidekazu Sasaki2Naho Fujikawa3Rena Okawa4Takafumi Kato5Kazuhiko Nakano6Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanHanahaku Sasaki Dental Clinic, Osaka 538-0052, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanDepartment of Oral Physiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka 565-0871, JapanTongue function is regarded as a primary factor in the etiology of malocclusion, but details of the relationship remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate maximum tongue pressure, in preschool children to examine its relationship with dental occlusion. A total of 477 healthy children (248 boys, 229 girls, aged 4–6 years) were recruited. Dental occlusion was assessed visually to record sagittal, vertical, and transverse malocclusion, and space discrepancies. Maximum tongue pressure was measured using a balloon-based tongue pressure measurement device. Additionally, 72 children (37 boys, 35 girls, aged 4–5 years) were recruited for a 1-year follow-up study. Approximately half of the children (53.5%) showed some type of malocclusion in the present study. Maximum tongue pressure was highest in the 6-year-old children. The results of a two-way ANCOVA show that the effect of age was significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001); however, the effects of sex and dental occlusion, or the interactions among these variables, did not reach significance. Additionally, maximum tongue pressure increased significantly in the 1-year follow-up study (<i>p</i> < 0.001), especially in the normal occlusion group. Maximum tongue pressure increases markedly with growth in the preschool years and can be associated with some types of malocclusion in preschool children.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/141preschool childrendental occlusionmalocclusionmuscle strengthtongue |
| spellingShingle | Yumi Sasaki Masatoshi Otsugu Hidekazu Sasaki Naho Fujikawa Rena Okawa Takafumi Kato Kazuhiko Nakano Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years Children preschool children dental occlusion malocclusion muscle strength tongue |
| title | Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years |
| title_full | Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years |
| title_short | Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Maximum Tongue Pressure in Preschool Children Aged 4–6 Years |
| title_sort | relationship between dental occlusion and maximum tongue pressure in preschool children aged 4 6 years |
| topic | preschool children dental occlusion malocclusion muscle strength tongue |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/141 |
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