Original Article

Year : 2019 | Volume : 4 | Issue : 2 | Page : 60-64

Association between Immobile Over‐Retained Primary Incisors, Diet Consistency, and the Presence of Crowding

Ramesh Krishnan, Paul Chalakkal1, Maya Ramesh2, Neil De Souza1, Ida de Noronha de Ataide3, Rajdeep Pavaskar3

Departments of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and 2 Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Departments of 1 Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and 3 Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Paul Chalakkal,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim ‐ 403 202, Goa, India.

E‐mail: atomheartpaul@yahoo.com

Abstract

Context:

Immobile over‐retained primary teeth often deflect the path of eruption of their corresponding permanent teeth, resulting in ectopic eruption. Although various etiologies have been mentioned in literature, there is little regarding its association with consistency of diet and the presence of crowding.

Aim:

This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between the presence of immobile over-retained primary incisors (IOPIs), the consistency of foods consumed, and the presence of crowding.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 101 children with IOPI were randomly selected for evaluation. The consistency (soft, medium, or hard) of the foods consumed by each child during the day was assessed. The presence of crowding in the arches, the number of IOPI present, and the length of the root of each IOPI following its extraction were also assessed.

Statistical Analysis:

It was carried out using the SPSS software (version 11.5, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NewYork, USA). The Chi-square test and the Z test were used. Results and Conclusion: No significant association was found between IOPI, the consistency of foods consumed, and the presence of crowding.

Keywords: Food consistency, retained roots, retained teeth

Financial support and sponsorship

Nil.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

How to cite this article: Krishnan R, Chalakkal P, Ramesh M, De Souza N, de Ataide IN, Pavaskar R. Association between immobile over-retained primary incisors, diet consistency, and the presence of crowding. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2019;4:60-4.