China experts' consensus on preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatments of malocclusions of children.

作者：Xiaobing Li, Quan-Fu Ye, Hong He, Hong He, Min Zhu, Ruoping Jiang, Shujuan Zou, Xianglong Han, Li Zhou, Ke Chen, Xiao Yuan, Junmei Zhang, Li-Jun Tan, Chang Yin, He Zhou, Ang Li, Bin Cheng, Wu Ruan, F T Huang, Liu Juan, Lan Ma, Rui Zou, Yang Fang, Wei Zhang, Yulou Tian, Bei-Zhan Jiang, Linqin Shao, Y N Huang, Tang Li-qin, Li Gao, Chen-Chen ZHOU · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.7518/hxkq.2021.04.001 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes、Medical and Biological Sciences、Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

Malocclusion is one of the three most common oral diseases reported by World Health Organization(WHO). In China, its incidence rate is rising. Malocclusion seriously affects the dental and maxillofacial function, facial appearance and growth development of nearly 260 million children in China, and what is more, it affects their physical and mental health development. Malocclusion occurrence is related to genetic and environmental factors. Early treatment of malocclusion can create a good dental and maxillofacial development environment, correct abnormal growth and control the adverse effects of abnormal genetic factors. It can effectively reduce the prevalence of children's malocclusion and enhance their physical and mental health. This is an urgent need from the economic perspective of our society, so it has great practical and social significance. Experts from the project group "standard diagnose and treatment protocols for early orthodontic intervention of malocclusions of children" which initiated by China National Health Institute of Hospital Administration wrote the "China Experts' Consensus on Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontic Treatments of Malocclusions of Children", which aims to guide and popularize the clinical practice, improve the clinical theory and practice level, and accelerate the disciplinary development of early treatment of children's malocclusion in China. The consensus elaborates the harmfulness of malocclusion and the necessity of early treatment,...