The Prevalence of Orthodontic Treatment Need

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1992 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:British Journal of Orthodontics, volume 19, pages 177-182 (issn: 0301-228X,

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Authors: A, Holmes;

doi: 10.1179/bjo.19.3.177

pmid: 1390573

The Prevalence of Orthodontic Treatment Need

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Abstract

The prevalence of unmet orthodontic treatment need amongst 955 12-year-old Sheffield children has been assessed using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need [I.O.T.N.]. The Index was found to be quick and simple to use, and demonstrated very good levels of intra-examiner agreement.

Related Organizations

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
Wellesley College
United States
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Male, Observer Variation, Health Services Needs and Demand, Reproducibility of Results, Esthetics, Dental, Orthodontics, Corrective, Self Concept, England, Ethnicity, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Child, Malocclusion

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