| Author/Editor | Primožič, Jasmina | |
| Title | Primerjava Eismannovega indeksa, Eismann-Farčnikovega indeksa in indeksa potrebe po ortodontski obravnavi | |
| Type | monografija | |
| Place | Ljubljana | |
| Publisher | Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta | |
| Publication year | 2003 | |
| Volume | str. 94 | |
| Language | slo | |
| Abstract | Background. The purpose of orthodontic diagnosis and classification systems is to record different dental and arch anomalies (malocclusions). The modified Angle's method of classifying malocclusion is still the most widely used classification system. For quantitative assessing of malocclusion different occlusal indices are used. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages, but there is no universally accepted method for measuring malocclusion. Aim. The purpose of this study was to select the best suitable index for the Slovene population from the most widely used indices in Europe. The aim of the study was to compare the reliability, reproducibility and the time needed for evaluating malocclusion with the Eismann, EismannFarčnik (EF) indices and the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). Hypothesis. The Eismann and EF indices and the IOTN do not differ in the assessment and classification of malocclusion. The intra-examiner agreement and the inter-examiner agreement for all the three methods are perfect. Taking into account the number of morphological features that each method measures, we expect the EF index to be the most time-consuming, while the IOTN to be the least. Methods. Study models of the permanent dentition of 100 patients (53 female, 47 male, mean age = 15,4), who were randomly selected from a population of people referred to the orthodontic centre, were evaluated with the Eismann and EF indices and the IOTN. The association between the three indices was tested with the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. To evaluate the intraand inter-examiner agreement, the ICC (intra-class correlation coefficient) was used. To compare the differences in time consumption the paired two-tailed Student t-test was used. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters). | |
| Descriptors | MALOCCLUSION JAW RELATION RECORD ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE CHILD ADOLESCENCE RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES |