Determination of the need for orthodontic treatment in a population of tepic nayarit, méxico

According to the World Health Organization malocclusion is the fourth most frequent pathology in oral cavity. In order to determine how important is the necessity of treatment, different authors developed several index of orthodontic treatment needsto measure the affection of this disease. The index of orthodontics and treatment needs (IOTN), is one of the most useful. This index has the particular characteristic to measure both aspects, Aesthetic component (AC) and the Dental Health Component (DHC). Objective: Determine the level of necessity of orthodontics and treatment needs in a selective group previous treatment in Tepic, Nayarit. Materials and methods: Were used 130 study models. The two components have been measured: AC and DHC. The necessity of treatment was assessed by compared the models with the SCAN for the AC, and calibrating the models according to the reference of the DHC component. Results: It has been show that according to the DHC the 24 % of the study group present great necessity of treatment needs (DHC grades 4 and 5), the 25% have moderate necessityof treatment needs (DHC grade 3), while that of according to the AC the 19% have orthodontic treatment needs (scan 5–7) and the same percentile 19% require great level of treatment needs (scan 8–10). To assess the orthodontic treatment needs in aperson, it must consider the dental health component, independently the aesthetic component, in order not to slant information, because the AC last to expense to the orthodontic perspective.

• Autores: Ayala–Sarmiento, Alan Paul; Rojas–García, Alma Rosa; Gutiérrez–Rojo, Jaime Fabián; Mata–Rojas, Francisco Javier
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/49181
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/49181; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/42638/
• Palabra clave: IOTN; ortodoncia; índice oclusal; maloclusión; componente estético; componente funcional.; IOTN; orthodontics; occlusal index; malocclusion; aesthetic component; functional component.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional