J. Orthod.
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Tarvit, D. J.
Right arrow Articles by Freer, T. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Tarvit, D. J.
Right arrow Articles by Freer, T. J.

British Journal of Orthodontics, Vol 25, 31-34, Copyright © 1998 by British Orthodontic Society

ARTICLES

Assessing malocclusion--the time factor

DJ Tarvit and TJ Freer
Department of Dentistry, University of Queensland Dental School, Brisbane, Australia.

Assessment of occlusal status for orthodontic purposes may be undertaken by subjective assessment or by means of an index of occlusion. The assessment method should be reproducible and should achieve the intended outcomes. This study investigated another possible modifying factor--performance over time. Photographs and dental casts of 45 subjects at 12 years of age were compared with follow-up records at 16 years of age. No orthodontic intervention had occurred during the 4 years. Subjective severity assessments and Aesthetic Component (AC) scores of the Index of Treatment Need (IOTN) for first and second series records were made by four orthodontists. Scores of the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and Dental Health Component (DHC) of the IOTN were made by one of the authors. Implications for hypothetical decisions to treat were considered. There was a significant reduction in the subjective severity and DAI scores across the whole sample and in the mixed dentition subgroup. There was a non-significant reduction in the AC (IOTN) scores across the whole samples, but there was a significant reduction in the AC (IOTN) scores in the mixed dentition subgroup. The DHC (IOTN) categorisations proved to be more stable over the period of study.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J. Orthod.Home page
J. E. Harrison
Evidence-based Orthodontics--How do I assess the evidence?
J. Orthod., June 1, 2000; 27(2): 189 - 197.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1998 British Orthodontic Society.