title: [The orthodontic treatment needs of young adults. An epidemiological study of recruits].
abstract: In an epidemiological study of 370 recruits, the need for orthodontic treatment was investigated. Subjects who had previously received orthodontic treatment (n = 135) were compared with untreated subjects (n = 234). An unequivocal need for orthodontic treatment was ascertained in 50% of the recruits. Differences between previously treated subjects and untreated subjects were not Some 60% of the orthodontic measures had been carried out by an orthodontist, and 40% by a nonspecialist dentist. The results of treatment were generally unsatisfactory, although the success rate achieved by the orthodontists did appear somewhat higher than that seen with nonspecialist dentists.
authors.affiliation: Kieferorthopädische Abteilung, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pancherz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003765:Models, Dental; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Kieferorthopädischer Behandlungsbedarf bei jungen Erwachsenen. Eine epidemiologische Untersuchung an Rekruten.