Seeling Stefanie, Prütz Franziska
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring.
J Health Monit. 2018 Dec 12;3(4):71-78. doi: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2018-101. eCollection 2018 Dec.
For patients with considerable malfunctions, or where these could potentially develop, statutory health insurers completely cover the cost of correcting malpositionings of the teeth and jaws through orthodontic treatment in Germany. Based on the self-reported information from the second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014-2017), the uptake of orthodontic treatment was analysed. A total of 25.8% of the girls and 21.1% of the boys aged 3 to 17 years are receiving regular orthodontic treatment. Uptake of treatment is very much dependent on age. The highest rates are found among 13-year-old girls (55.0%) and 14-year-old boys (50.8%). Compared to the data from previous KiGGS waves, the trend over approximately ten years has seen a significant increase of orthodontic treatment across all age groups. More health services research and a broader discourse on current treatment practices and their benefits are desirable.
对于存在严重功能障碍或可能出现此类障碍的患者，在德国，法定健康保险公司会完全承担通过正畸治疗矫正牙齿和颌骨错位的费用。基于德国儿童和青少年健康访谈与检查调查第二轮（KiGGS Wave 2，2014 - 2017年）的自我报告信息，对正畸治疗的接受情况进行了分析。在3至17岁的儿童中，共有25.8%的女孩和21.1%的男孩正在接受常规正畸治疗。治疗的接受情况在很大程度上取决于年龄。接受率最高的是13岁的女孩（55.0%）和14岁的男孩（50.8%）。与之前几轮KiGGS的数据相比，在大约十年的时间里，所有年龄组的正畸治疗趋势都有显著增长。需要开展更多的卫生服务研究，并就当前的治疗方法及其益处进行更广泛的讨论。
