Birth cohort study of adolescent maxillofacial morphology

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26861775
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Orthodontics/Pediatric dentistry
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: YASUDA Yuko 東京医科歯科大学, 歯学部附属病院, 特任助教 (20707476)
• Research Collaborator: ARAKI Miyu ; TUMURKHUU Tsasan ; KAN Junka
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 不正咬合 / 出生コホート / 口腔関連ＱＯＬ / 顎関節症 / 頭痛 / モンゴロイド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To clarify the effects of social and environmental factors during pregnancy and childhood on the onset of malocclusion and the influence of malocclusion on physical and mental health, we conducted a survey of all students (age, 12-15 years) enrolled in every junior high school (schools N = 5) in Koshu City. Koshu City is the field study area for Project Koshu, an ongoing prospective birth cohort study.
As a result, we clarified the influence of malocclusion on headache and oral health-related quality of life and the relationship between malocclusion and temporomandibular disorders. These results are considered to be an important finding that suggests the effect of malocclusion on the health conditions of adolescents.

Free Research Field

矯正歯科