The orthodontic condition and treatment status of a sample of 14-year-old children in North Derbyshire.

In conjunction with a survey of the general dental health of 14-year-old children in North Derbyshire, an investigation was undertaken into their orthodontic condition and treatment status. It was found that approximately 60 per cent of children had not already received and were not scheduled for orthodontic treatment, but that many of these had abnormalities warranting orthodontic intervention. Girls were more likely than boys to receive orthodontic treatment, but children of socio-economic classes 1, 2 and 3N were not significantly more likely to receive treatment than were children of socio-economic classes 3M, 4 and 5.