Awareness of Malocclusion Is Closely Associated with Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Arrhythmia in Late Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Oral infectious diseases are typified by dental caries and periodontal diseases and are known to be associated with various systemic diseases. However, clear associations between occlusal disorders and systemic diseases have not yet been established. We investigated the association between an awareness of malocclusion and common diseases in late adolescence. We retrospectively reviewed the data of mandatory medical questionnaires that are a legal requirement of the freshman medical checkup. We collected the data of all the students who completed the questionnaires between April 2017 and 2019. The data were analyzed using the χ2 test and multivariate analysis was performed with a binomial logistic regression model. The subjects were 9098 students aged 17-19 (mean age 18.3 years). The rate o

SUBMITTER: Abe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551248 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature