The relationship between bad habits of thumb sucking and the incidence of Dewey type Klas I malocclusion in students aged 9-12 years at Tamalanrea Public Elementary School Makassar

Hubungan kebiasaan buruk mengisap jempol dengan kejadian maloklusi tipe Dewey Klas I pada murid usia 9-12 tahun di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Tamalanrea Makassar

  • Ummul Khaer Said Student at Clinical Stage, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Harun Achmad Department of Pediatric Dental Health Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University Makassar, Indonesia
Keywords: thumb sucking, malocclusion, growth and development period

Abstract

Bad habits thumb sucking over a long period of time causes malocclusion and dentofacial abnormalities. The aim of this research is to find out how bad habits are related thumb sucking with class I malocclusion type dewey in students aged 9-12 years at SDN Tamalanrea Makassar. This descriptive analytical observational research with a cross sectional design uses a simple random sampling technique. The data is analysed with chi square analysis. The results of this research were 76 respondents who expe-rienced malocclusion. The most dominant malocclusion is class I type 2, protrusive (46.1%). The lowest malocclusion is class I type 4 crossbite posterior (9.2%). Based on statistical tests, the value of p=0.004 (p <0.05) was obtained, which means that there is a relationship between bad habits and the incidence of malocclusion. It is concluded that there is a relationship between bad habits and the incidence of malocclusion in students aged 9-12 years at SDN Tamalanrea Makassar.

Published
2024-08-01