Bagramian R A, Jenny J, Woodbury P J, Proshek J
Am J Public Health. 1975 Apr;65(4):397-400. doi: 10.2105/ajph.65.4.397.
An index to measure quality of dental restorative care was devised and utilized on a population of 838 Caucasian school children in a large midwestern city. Quality was measured using a four-point scale. All restorations present were considered as part of the entire mouth. Quality was tested in relation to socioeconomic status. Based on this index the problem of poor quality dental restorations is significant and not necessarily related to socioeconomic status as represented by income or education. Evidence of high quality dentistry as evidenced by stainless steel crowns, space maintainers, and orthodontic appliances was limited to children whose families reported incomes over $6,000. Further use of this quality index is recommended to improve and refine measurements in the area of dental care.
设计了一个衡量牙齿修复护理质量的指标，并在中西部一个大城市的838名白人学童群体中使用。质量采用四点量表进行衡量。所有现存的修复体都被视为全口的一部分。对质量与社会经济地位的关系进行了测试。基于该指标，牙齿修复质量差的问题很严重，而且不一定与收入或教育所代表的社会经济地位相关。不锈钢冠、间隙保持器和正畸矫治器所证明的高质量牙科治疗证据仅限于家庭收入超过6000美元的儿童。建议进一步使用该质量指标，以改进和完善牙科护理领域的测量方法。
