The aim of this study was to estimate the diagnostic agreement between assessments of orthodontic treatment need of a child population using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). A cross-sectional study of a representative random sample of children aged 12 (n = 475) and 15-16 (n = 398) years was carried out in the Valencia region of Spain. A Studen...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The validity of the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON) which is an orthodontic index developed and introduced in 2000 should be studied in different ethnic groups. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to perform an analysis on the ICON and to verify whether this index is valid for assessing both the need and complexity of orthodontic treatment in Iran. MATERI...

The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of normative treatment need, perceived social impact of malocclusion and satisfaction with dental appearance on self-perceived treatment need, self-perceived aesthetics, and self-esteem; the influence of self-perceived need and aesthetics on self-esteem; and whether receipt of orthodontic treatment influences self-esteem. A questionnaire was ad...

OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between dental appearance, characteristics of the individual and their environment, and oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) in young people over time. METHODS A total of 374 young people (122 boys, 252 girls) aged 11-12 years from seven different XX schools were recruited at baseline and 258 (78 boys, 180 girls) followed-up 3 years later, aged 1...

AIM Studies on prevalence of malocclusion support the planning and provision of public dental services. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and occlusal traits in adolescents aged 14 years from public secondary schools in the area of Health District n.15 - Veneto region, Italy. MATERIALS AND METHODS STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. METHODS Out of a rando...

OBJECTIVE To explore the validity and reliability of the child perception questionnaire as an oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measure in adolescents with malocclusion. DESIGN A cross-sectional study comparing two groups of individuals. SETTING One group of children with malocclusion was recruited from the orthodontic departments at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital (CCDH), S...

The phenomenon of congestion on the roads occurs when demand rate road or ona transport facility exceeds available capacity, and there are two types: either routine, i.e.occurs at certain times that peak, for example, road, walking returning from work oreducational institutions people; another type – sudden traffic jams have appeared as aresult a accident, is, in event an accident due to other ...