METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF DEVELOPMENT OF ABNORMAL OCCLUSION IN CHILDREN IN PERIODS OF TEMPORARY AND MIXED OCCLUSION Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC A61C7/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to orthodontics, and can be used for prediction of development of occlusion in children in periods of temporary and mixed occlusion. For this purpose, a scale is used, in which 10 groups of signs are considered: presence of pathological disorders in the bone system; appearance of face; tongue and upper lip bridle; presence of previously suffered orthodontic treatment and prevention of caries; accompanying pathology; tonus of chewing and facial muscles; socio-economic conditions of the child; pathological disorders of the tooth-jaw system; traumas of maxillofacial area (MFA); harmful oral habits. Each group is assigned with 0 to 2 points. If score is 18–20, the risk of occlusion is absent. If score is 10–17, the risk of occlusion is considered to be average, which requires further observation by visiting a pediatric dentist / pediatrician / dentist / orthodontic once in 3 months. If score is 0–9, the risk of occlusion is considered to be high, which requires urgent preventive orthodontic intervention.

EFFECT: method provides the most accurate prediction of abnormal occlusion in children in periods of temporary and mixed occlusion by using a developed scale containing the most significant features, divided into groups and taking into account different pathogenetic links, stipulating the possibility of formation of abnormal occlusion in children in a certain age period.

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