Research Article
Correlation of Bottle Feeding to Malocclusion on Indonesian 3-6-year-old Preschool Children in Pariaman City, West Sumatera, Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.13-11-2018.2283784, author={Hidayati Hidayati and Idral Purnakarya and Fikri Al Hafiz and Desy Purnama Sari}, title={Correlation of Bottle Feeding to Malocclusion on Indonesian 3-6-year-old Preschool Children in Pariaman City, West Sumatera, Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st EAI International Conference on Medical And Health Research, ICoMHER November 13-14th 2018, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOMHER}, year={2019}, month={5}, keywords={bottle feeding preschool children malocclusion}, doi={10.4108/eai.13-11-2018.2283784} }- Hidayati Hidayati
Idral Purnakarya
Fikri Al Hafiz
Desy Purnama Sari
Year: 2019
Correlation of Bottle Feeding to Malocclusion on Indonesian 3-6-year-old Preschool Children in Pariaman City, West Sumatera, Indonesia
ICOMHER
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.13-11-2018.2283784
Abstract
Bottle feeding is one of aetiology in dental and skeletal malocclusion. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation of bottle feeding to malocclusion on 3-6-year-old preschool children in PAUD and TK Bato Pariaman City, West Sumatera, Indonesia. A cross-sectional survey of 41 preschool children, aged 3-6 years were chosen randomly. Historical bottle feeding habit collected by interviewing their parents based on a self-reported questionnaire. Clinical examination of malocclusion was recorded by measuring the overjet, overbite and dental or skeletal anomaly. Then, the data were analyzed by computerized analysis using the chi-square test. Almost of respondent has malocclusion (58.54%) including abnormal overjet 41.46%, posterior crossbite (4.88%), open bite (4.88%), abnormal overjet with posterior crossbite (8.33%) and abnormal overjet with open bite (2.44%) and only 41.46% respondent has normal occlusion (41.46%). Chi square-test showed that significant correlation of bottle feeding to malocclusion (p=0,001). So, it is concluded that bottle feeding as an aetiology of malocclusion in preschool children, so an adequate habit repaired play an important role as a preventive program to decrease the children's malocclusion.
