A simple method of assessing community orthodontic needs.
A method based on a survey of 336 children is described for making measurements of occlusions and converting the results into a form which permits an assessment of the community's need for orthodontic treatment. Measurements of the incisal overjet and crowding are used to produce a score related to the severity of the malocclusion, and the results suggest further investigation is warranted.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services; D005367:Fiji; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D012107:Research Design; D013997:Time Factors; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology; D014944:World Health Organization