There are large disparities in oral health between the poor and wealth people. Caries disease process involves host, environment and agent variables. The objective of the paper is to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and dental caries in primary teeth among schoolchildren in Bucharest. Method: the crosssectional survey included 510 children aged 6 years, which were exa...

BACKGROUND The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the treatment time and differences between the pre- and post-treatment peer assessment rating (PAR) index and aesthetic component (AC) of the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN) scores in children/adolescents with special health care needs (SHCNs), compared to non-special health care needs (NSHCNs) controls. METHODS Based on...

The purpose of this investigation was to assess the long-term occlusal stability in a group treated early with headgear (HG) compared with a control group. The total study group comprised 68 children (40 males and 28 females) aged 7.6 years (standard deviation 0.3), randomly divided into two groups of equal size. In the first group, HG treatment was initiated immediately, while in the control g...

OBJECTIVE To design a new index categorizing the functional need for orthognathic treatment. DESIGN Laboratory-based study. SETTING Records were obtained from two UK hospital-based orthodontic departments. PARTICIPANTS A panel of four consultant orthodontists, experienced in providing orthognathic care, devised a new index of Orthognathic Functional Treatment Need (IOFTN) with the aid of ...

Malocclusions and dentofacial deformities associate with physical, psychological and social functioning, which are included in the concept of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). It is not clear, however, how different aspects related to malocclusion are associated with OHRQoL and how the possible associations interrelate during treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the e...

The prevalence of malocclusion and the need for orthodontic treatment were studied in 421 Swiss army recruits in the year 1996. The results were compared with the findings in a similar study of 757 recruits, done in the year 1985. The malocclusion prevalence and the need for treatment were evaluated with the Dental Health Component (DHC) and the Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index for Orthodo...

Awareness of the need of the society for orthodontic treatments is of great importance for the comprehensive health planning and dental insurance purposes. The objective of the present study was to determine the need and demand for orthodontic treatment in 13to 14-year-old students in Kermanshah, in 2012.In this cross-sectional study, 600 13to 14-year-old students of either gender of Kermanshah...