Associations between normative and self-perceived orthodontic treatment needs in young-adult dental patients.
10.4041/kjod.2011.41.6.440
- Author:
Morteza OSHAGH
1
;
Parisa SALEHI
;
Hamidreza PAKSHIR
;
Leyla BAZYAR
;
Vahid RAKHSHAN
Author Information
1. Orthodontic Research Center and Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN);
Self-perceived orthodontic treatment need;
Normative assessment;
Correlation;
Young adults
- MeSH:
Child;
Dental Clinics;
Diagnostic Self Evaluation;
Humans;
Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need;
Male;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2011;41(6):440-446
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine the correlation between dental treatment need as assessed by the components of the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN) and a self-evaluation questionnaire in a population selected from the dental clinics of Shiraz, Iran. METHODS: The dental treatment needs of 240 participants (120 men and 120 women) were measured on the basis of the IOTN dental health component (IOTN-DHC), IOTN aesthetic component (IOTN-AC), IOTN AC determined by the examiner (IOTN-ACE), and a self-evaluation questionnaire (SEQ). The correlations between the treatment needs assessed by all the methods as well as the correlations of the treatment needs with age and gender were assessed using a Spearman's correlation coefficient (alpha = 0.01). RESULTS: All methods were significantly correlated (p < or = 0.001). The associations of IOTN-ACE with IOTN-DHC and SEQ were moderately significant (rho = 0.49 and 0.41, respectively). The associations of IOTN-AC with IOTN-DHC and SEQ were weakly significant (rho = 0.24 and 0.35, respectively). The IOTN-DHC was moderately associated with SEQ (rho = 0.53). Gender and age were not associated with treatment needs estimated by any of the methods used (p > 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: The correlations between the self-evaluation and the IOTN components in young adults were close to those reported in children, and IOTN-ACE was more reliable than IOTN-AC.
