title: [Orthodontic treatment needs of students of the School of Dental Medicine in Iaşi].
abstract: Nowadays, people are becoming more aware of the importance of aesthetics in the integration of the individual in society. The purpose of this study was to determine the need for orthodontic treatment and their aesthetic perception in a group of medical students in Iasi.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical study was conducted on a sample of 254 subjects. Data were collected after completion of the clinical examination.The clinical evaluation of the status we used orthodontic index IOTN (Index Orthodontic Treatment Needs) and a questionnaire on aesthetic appreciation by the student. All subjects included in the study were informed verbally about the purpose of the study noting the consent form. Statistical data processing was done with SPSS14.00 program for Windows.
  
  
  RESULTS
  20% of the subjects were dental IOTN 0, 33% of the value of a IOTN subjects, 28% of subjects IOTN value 2, 3 and 9% IOTN value IOTN 4 and 5 values of 4% and 6% respectively. The need for orthodontic treatment is greater in subjects with IOTN 4 and 5 and 10% of the subjects presented severe dento-maxillary. IOTN aesthetic component of the index is divided into three groups: Group 1 - 4 with 91% of subjects, group 5-7 with 5% of subjects and group 8-10 with 4% of subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The need for orthodontic treatment for subjects with IOTN 4 and 5 is mare. There is an increasing number of orthodontic treatment in young people, the primary motivation being to improve the aesthetic appearance.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balcoş
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dănilă
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Săveanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012575:Schools, Dental; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome