Petrén Sofia, Bjerklin Krister, Hedrén Pontus, Ecorcheville Agnes
Swed Dent J. 2014;38(3):121-32.
The aim of the present study was to disclose the treatment procedures most frequently recommended by Swedish orthodontists for use by general practitioners and to determine whether these recommendations are reflected in the undergraduate dental program in orthodontics at Malmö University. Potential differences between the ortho- dontists' recommendations were also investigated. A questionnaire was sent to 169 consulting orthodontists, seeking their recommenda- tions for appliance therapy to be undertaken by general practitioners: 129 (63 males and 66 females) responded. The Quad Helix was the appliance most commonly recommended for correction of posterior crossbite, a plate with Z-springs for correction of anterior crossbite and the headgear activator for correction of Class II malocclusions. A significant gender difference was disclosed with respect to orthodontists' recommendations for treatment of Class II malocclusions by general practitioners, namely that female orthodontists recommended the headgear activator more frequently than males. However, this difference is most likely attributable to the gender distribution among orthodontists qualifying as specialists during the last five decades: more recently qualified orthodontists are predominantly female. The choice of appliances corresponded well with undergraduate training in orthodontics at the Faculty of Odontology in Malmö.
本研究的目的是揭示瑞典正畸医生最常推荐给全科医生使用的治疗程序，并确定这些建议是否反映在马尔默大学牙科学院正畸学本科课程中。同时还调查了正畸医生建议之间的潜在差异。向169名咨询正畸医生发送了一份问卷，征求他们对全科医生进行矫治器治疗的建议：129人（63名男性和66名女性）回复。四螺旋矫治器是最常被推荐用于纠正后牙反合的矫治器，带Z形弹簧的矫治板用于纠正前牙反合，头帽肌激动器用于纠正II类错合。在正畸医生对全科医生治疗II类错合的建议方面，发现了显著的性别差异，即女性正畸医生比男性更频繁地推荐头帽肌激动器。然而，这种差异很可能归因于过去五十年来获得专科资格的正畸医生中的性别分布：最近获得资格的正畸医生主要是女性。矫治器的选择与马尔默牙科学院正畸学本科培训非常吻合。
