Assessment of the relationship between perceptions of dental aesthetics and demand for orthodontic treatment in 10-11 year old school children in Birmingham, UK.
Assessment of the relationship between perceptions of dental aesthetics and demand for orthodontic treatment in 10-11 year old school children in Birmingham, UK.
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DOI：
10.1922/cdh_2622hamdan05
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Rock, W. P.
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作者：
Hamdan, A. M.;Singh, V.;Rock, W. P.
目的：探讨口腔美学认知与正畸治疗需求之间的关系，并确定前者是否可用于预测后者。方法：对英国南伯明翰综合小学随机抽样进行前瞻性横断面流行病学调查。参与者是从南伯明翰7所小学随机抽取的389名10-11岁的学生。使用正畸治疗需求指数（IOTN）的美学成分（AC）来确定他们对牙齿美学的看法。通过询问受试者是否想要用牙套矫正牙齿来评估对治疗的需求。结果：只有2%的受试者评估他们的牙列在“明确需要”正畸治疗类别。女孩对治疗的需求明显高于男孩（分别为49%和37%）
Objective: To examine the relationship between perceptions of dental aesthetics and demand for orthodontic treatment, and to determine whether the former can be used to predict the latter. Method: A prospective cross sectional epidemiological survey of a random and representative sample of comprehensive primary schools in South Birmingham, UK. Participants were 389 randomly selected school children aged 10-11 years from 7 primary schools in South Birmingham. Their perceptions of dental aesthetics were determined using the Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). Demand for treatment was assessed by asking subjects if they wanted treatment with braces to correct their teeth. Results: Only 2% of subjects assessed their dentition in the "definite need" for orthodontic treatment category. Demand for treatment was significantly greater in girls than boys (49% and 37% respectively, p