UNLABELLED It is important that resources for orthodontic treatment within the Health Service Executive (HSE) are directed towards those children most in need of treatment. At present, children are referred using existing HSE guidelines. OBJECTIVES To assess the level of treatment need in a sample of patients on the orthodontic waiting list in the North Eastern division of the HSE using the I...

Background/Aim: The aim of the research is to assess psychosocial impact malocclusion, determine relationship with degree need for orthodontic treatment, and influence gender on this in adolescents. Material Methods: A total 100 subjects, aged 12 18, participated research. subjects had no previous treatment. assessment treatment was performed using Index Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN), namel...

AIM This study had two main goals: the evaluation of caries experience in permanent teeth and the analysis of malocclusion prevalence. STUDY DESIGN Observational cross-sectional survey. METHODS The sample consisted of all the 5th graders of 'Gio Leonardo di Bona', the only Public School in Cutro, a small urban area in Southern Italy (10,000 inhabitants). The clinical examination was perform...

This study was carried out to assess the self-perception of dental appearance among Saudi adolescents in Qassim province using aesthetic component (AC) index orthodontic treatment need (IOTN) compare it with an orthodontist’s rating and whether age gender had any influence on it. A sample 600 randomly selected school comprising 297 (49.5%) males 303 (50.5%) females range 12–17 years old were in...

BACKGROUND To assess the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need among adolescents using the dental health component (DHC) of the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN). METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 (mean age 16.25 ± 1.09) adolescents randomly selected from the northern border region of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The northern border region...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to evaluate the psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics in undergraduate students in the People's Republic of China and to investigate the association between normal orthodontic treatment needs, psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics, and desire for orthodontic treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in two universit...

The aims of the present study were to compare rankings of dental aesthetics and the threshold at which orthodontic treatment would be sought among patients, parents, and dentists. A prospective cross-sectional study was designed to address these aims. The study sample comprised 100 patients and parents and 23 dental specialists. The patients were equally divided between males and females and th...