The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) in a group of school-aged children in the Lesser Poland region by comparison with the IOTN in other countries
Journal Title: Forum Ortodontyczne - Year 2013, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
The results of recent research on effects of malocclusions on oral health are varied and ambiguous. The most common reason why patients decide to start orthodontic treatment is impaired aesthetics and a feeling of lack of attractiveness. However, attractive looks is a relative term and each person may understand and perceive it in a different way.The aim of this study was to evaluate needs for orthodontic treatment in children in the age range of 8-12 years in the Lesser Poland province in compliance with the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN), verification of utility of the Aesthetic Component (AC) in estimating the sense of dentition aesthetics, and a comparison of researchers’ indications - two dentists realizing orthodontics specialization within indications made on the basis of responses provided by the parents. [b]The research material[/b] comprised 74 school-children aged 8-12 years including 31 girls and 43 boys from Cracow and nearby towns and villages from the Lesser Poland province. A subjective evaluation of teeth appearance was based on a research questionnaire prepared by the physicians, which was completed by parents of children brought to an orthodontic outpatient clinic for their first orthodontic visit. [b]The results[/b] obtained in the study were compared with data regarding an evaluation of the need and demand for orthodontic treatment in selected European countries taken from the literature available via the PubMed and Medline databases and from the resources of Medical Libraries of the Jagiellonian University and the Medical University of Silesia. (Niedziejko D, Pniok MP, Michna W. The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) in a group of schoolaged children in the Lesser Poland region by comparison with the IOTN in other countries. Orthod Forum 2013; 9: 173-81) Received 11.02.2013 Accepted 30.08.2013
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Dorota Niedziejko , Magdalena Patrycja Pniok, Wojciech Michna
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