title: Orthodontic screening of nine-year-old children.
abstract: Two groups of nine-year-old children were examined for orthodontic problems using a Severity Index. Patients who had been referred by general dental practitioners to a Consultant Orthodontist had significantly more occlusal problems than the controls. Seventy-one per cent of the referred patients were assessed as needing immediate treatment. The results of this study cast doubt upon the need for routine screening of nine-year-olds in an area where the general dental service is efficiently run and has good liaison with the District Hospital.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Crabb
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Rock
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012690:Serial Extraction; D013997:Time Factors