[Dental characteristics and orthodontic treatment need of the Dutch adult population].
In this article the results are presented of a nationwide representative study of dental anomalies in the group of 15-74 years Dutchmen. Also the subjective and objective need of orthodontic treatment in the age group 15-34 years is described. The principal findings are: of the 15-19 years olds, 27% is treated with orthodontic appliance; general practitioners performed 45% of these orthodontic treatments; --unsatisfied with the position of the front teeth is 25% of the 15-34 year old; an objective need for treatment is found in 39% of this age group; in 14% there is both an objective and a subjective need for treatment; both the subjective and objective need of orthodontic treatment is greater in the group of persons who were treated in the past than in the group of persons who never were treated.
Burgersdijk
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Frankenmolen
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Truin
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Kalsbeek
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van't Hof
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Gebitskenmerken en orthodontische behandelbehoefte.