Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of the studies evaluating rhinitis in pediatric patients with diagnosis of malocclusion. AR+ indicates children with diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. AR- indicates children without allergic rhinitis.
| Article | Year | Country | Sample (n) | Age | Gender M/F (n) |
Number of patients with MO (%) | AR+ in patients with MO (%) | AR- in patients with MO (%) | Non-AR in patients with MO (%) | Crossbite in patients with AR (%) | Openbite in patients with AR (%) | Conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbaud [46] | 2015 | Brazil | 89 | 8–15 | / | 100 | 62.9 | 23.6 | 76.4 | 82.8 | 82.8 | Increased frequency of AR in children with MO. |
| Luzzi [47] | 2013 | Italy | 275 | 5–9 | 126/149 | 45.4 | 59.2 | 16 | / | 28 | 56 | Increased risk to develop posterior crossbite and augmented overiet. No association between AR and open. |