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Published on: August 22, 2022
[Epidemiological aspects of frontal edentation of child and adolescent]
Stefania Cristina Rediu1, Magda Ecaterina Antohe, A Maxim
1Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, C.M.I Bacau, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea Medicină Dentară.
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Increasingly frequency of frontal edentation of children and adolescents, mainly because of dental caries and its complications and other diseases requires closer analysis and a reconsideration of therapeutic attitudes that must be carefully adapted and refined.
Aim:
To study the establishment of prevalence and incidence of child and adolescent frontal edentation, identifying its etiology and prospects of restoration of morpho-functional parameters affected, anchored in temporary or permanent solutions, according to age and morpho-functional development of the patient.
Material And Methods:
We studied a group composed of 450 patients, aged between 8 and 19 years of age, diagnosed with frontal edentation of different etiologies.
Results:
The two most common causes which are involved in producing edentation are odontal injuries and chronic periodontal disease.
Conclusion:
Etiology of frontal edentation has an esential part in the anatomoclinical shape of edentation, without evading the impact on bio-psycho-social dimension of this clinical entity. The size of the edentation, the emotional impact for the child, and the medical aspects are very important in the decision of the right treatment for longtime.
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