THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDEX OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED AND CONSENSUS OPINION OF A PANEL OF 74 DENTISTS

Authors
RICHMOND S SHAW WC OBRIEN KD BUCHANAN IB STEPHENS CD ANDREWS M ROBERTS CT
Citation
S. Richmond et al., THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDEX OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED AND CONSENSUS OPINION OF A PANEL OF 74 DENTISTS, British Dental Journal, 178(10), 1995, pp. 370-374
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British Dental Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070610
Volume
178
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Pages
370 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0610(1995)178:10<370:TRBTIO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This study looked at the aesthetic and dental health components of the index of orthodontic treatment need in relation to peer assessment of dental health and aesthetic need (panel of 74 dentists). The dental h ealth component had a Spearmans correlation coefficient of + 0.64 and the aesthetic component + 0.86 when compared with the mean subjective opinion of 74 dentists. It has been proposed to have three categories for both the dental health and aesthetic components in accordance with consensus opinion. The panel of 74 examiners were more likely to rega rd aesthetics as a greater need for treatment than dental health.