Hilda Fitria Lubis

Departemen Ortodonti, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

Nurul Maulydina Dewi Nasution

Program Studi Sarjana Kedokteran Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v19i2.34735

ABSTRACT 

Maxillary growth can be assessed from linear measurements, which is the length of the maxilla. The process of growth and development of the maxilla is influenced by several factors, one of which is nutrition. Inadequate nutritional status can interfere  with  maxillary  growth and  development.  To  determine  whether there  is  a  relationship between underweight and  maxillary  growth.  Samples were lateral cephalograms  and  patient data  from the  Department of Orthodontics,  Faculty of  Dentistry,  The  University of North  Sumatra  who  met the  inclusion  and  exclusion  criteria.  The total sample was 100, consisting of 50 underweight patients and 50 normal-weight patients. The Data was obtained from  examination  of  the  Body  Mass  Index,  measurement  with  the  ratio  of  body  weight  and  height  squared then adjusted  to  the  BMI  criteria  according  to  the  Indonesian  Ministry  of  Health  in  2010,  then  the  maxillary  length  was measured  on  the  cephalogram  based  on  the  Anthanasiou  method  using  the  CorelDraw  application.  Data  werestatistically analyzed using the independent t-test to see if there was a relationship based on maxillary growth (p <0.05). The results of this research stated that mean maxillary length in the normal-weight patient group was 115,824 ± 5.56 mm  higher  than  the  underweight  patient  group  of  101,875  ±  4.45  mm.  There  was  a  difference  in  maxillary  length between  the  normal-weight  patient  group  and  the  underweight  patient  group  (p  <0.05).The  conclusion  from  this research that there is a relationship between underweight and maxillary growth