Patients' perceptions, treatment need, and complexity of orthodontic re-treatment
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Orthodontic treatment complexity and need in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the orthodontic treatment need and complexity in a major referral orthodontic centre in Lagos, Nigeria. METHOD Pre-treatment dental casts of 150 consecutive patients were assessed using the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON). RESULTS Fifty-seven (38%) of the population needed orthodontic treatment. Twenty-five (16.7%) cases were classi...
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate possible relations between anticipated overall treatment complexity (AOTC) of an orthodontic case and malocclusion characteristics. METHODS Two groups of orthodontists (groups A and B) were asked to define perceived treatment complexity (PTC) of orthodontic cases based on 16 characteristics of malocclusion by means of a questionnaire. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Orthodontics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0141-5387,1460-2210
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjn096