Kenealy P, Frude N, Shaw W
School of Psychology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff.
Br J Orthod. 1989 May;16(2):107-11. doi: 10.1179/bjo.16.2.107.
The relationship between social class and uptake of orthodontic treatment was investigated in a longitudinal cohort study of 1018 children living in South Glamorgan, Wales. Previous studies have shown that working class people make less use of dental services and receive inferior dental care than middle class people. The present investigation examined the role of one factor which appears likely to contribute to this effect: namely, the uptake of orthodontic treatment by families from different social classes. If a significant association were shown then findings relating to the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment might be confounded by this social class factor.
在一项针对威尔士南格拉摩根郡1018名儿童的纵向队列研究中，调查了社会阶层与正畸治疗接受情况之间的关系。先前的研究表明，与中产阶级相比，工人阶级较少使用牙科服务，接受的牙科护理质量也较差。本研究考察了一个似乎可能导致这种情况的因素的作用：即来自不同社会阶层的家庭对正畸治疗的接受情况。如果显示出显著关联，那么与正畸治疗效果相关的研究结果可能会受到这个社会阶层因素的混淆。
