1Reader, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, India
2Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, India
3Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, India
4Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, India
*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Pooja Kapoor, Reader, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Ram Nagar, India E-mail: pkaps82@gmail.com
Online published on 18 May, 2016.
The purpose was to assess orthodontic treatment need in a population group of North India.
The study was conducted on a sample population of 110 school going students aged 12-15years to assess the need for orthodontic treatment using both Dental Health Component (DHC) and Aesthetic Component(AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN).
According to Angle's classification, 74.5percent of all malocclusions belonged to ClassI, 22.7percent to ClassII, and only 1.8percent to ClassIII. Using Dental Health Component, 38.2% showed no need for orthodontic treatment, 22.7% had a moderate/borderline need while 39.1% had a definite need for treatment, of which, crossbites accounted for a high proportion of the population. The Aesthetic Component revealed that 81.8% of the sample exhibited no or slight need for treatment, 10.9% demonstrated moderate to borderline need and 7.3% proved to have a definite need for orthodontic treatment.
A baseline data to plan future orthodontic services in the region and for worldwide comparisons was obtained using IOTN.
Malocclusion, treatment needs IOTN, AC, DHC
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