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Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

ISSN: 2576-392X

October 08-09, 2018

Moscow, Russia

Advanced Dental Care 2018

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alocclusion is usually known as an inherited or congenital

condition. However, in many cases it is caused in early

childhood by prolonged use of a pacifier or bottle/breast

feeding, thumb/foreign object sucking, injuries that result in

the misalignment of the jaw, poor dental care that results in

improperly fitting dental restorations or untreated carious

lesions, primary teeth extractions without space maintainers,

mouth breathing, potentially caused by allergies or airway

obstruction by enlarged adenoids/tonsils or bad habits. The

consequences of malocclusion in children are deplorable,

leading to improper alignment of the teeth, alteration in the

appearance of the face, self-esteem problems, frequent biting of

the inner cheeks or tongue, discomfort when chewing or biting,

speech problems, including the development of a lisp, mouth

breathing resulting in adenoid and long face formation, trauma

and caries susceptibility. It is therefore important that attention

be paid to the methods of early prevention of malocclusion in

infants, thereby eliminating the future problems in the bud. The

present report explores several best practices, used in infants to

reduce the long-term complications of malocclusion.

Biography

Dr. Belfer Marina has completed her DMD at the age of 25 years from Tel

Aviv University (School of dentistry) and postdoctoral studies from Jeru-

salem University (Pediatric Dentistry) and Russian University of People’s

Friendship (Orthodontics). She is an assistant professor of the department

of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics in RUDNUniversity and has a den-

tal practice in Moscow. She has published more than 25 papers in reputed

journals and has translated several dental textbooks and lecturers into Rus-

sian. Dr. Belfer delivered many lectures in child dentistry and orthodontics

all over the world.

Early malocclusion

prevention in children

Belfer Marina

Russian University of People’s Friendship, Moscow

Belfer Marina, Dent Craniofac Res 2018, Volume 3

DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C4-010