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A simple method of assessing community orthodontic needs
Author(s) -
Suckling J. G.,
Hunter P. B. V.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1978.tb02397.x
Subject(s) - overjet , malocclusion , crowding , medicine , orthodontics , dentistry , simple (philosophy) , psychology , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
A bstract — A method based on a survey of 336 children is described for making measurements of occlusions and converting the results into a form which permits an assessment of the community's need for orthodontic treatment. Measurements of the incisal overjet and crowding are used to produce a score related to the severity of the malocclusion, and the results suggest further investigation is warranted.