CLINICO-MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES AND PREVENTIVE APPROACHES TO THE CORRECTION OF DENTOALVEOLAR ANOMALIES IN CHILDREN

Abstract

: Between 2023 and 2025, a comprehensive clinical observation was conducted involving 150 children aged 9 to 17 years to analyze the structure, prevalence, and prevention of dentoalveolar developmental disorders. A control group consisted of 40 children with normal physiological occlusion. Among the examined patients, the most common anomalies included anterior tooth crowding (21%), deep bite (16%), crossbite (12%), and dental rotations (11%). The overall caries prevalence among children with malocclusion reached 62.8%, indicating a close relationship between morphological deviations and oral hygiene status.The introduction of a preventive program incorporating myofunctional exercises, training in proper swallowing and breathing, and the use of removable orthodontic appliances reduced the need for subsequent fixed appliance therapy by nearly 40%. The proposed preventive and early correction protocol demonstrated 92.1% clinical effectiveness, exceeding the outcomes of conventional treatment methods