Khan Hania A, Mathur Aditi, Shetty Samiksha S, Nair Sneha
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Oct;17(10):1099-1103. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2961.
Early identification and management of developing malocclusion can reduce or eliminate the need for future complicated treatment procedures. The present study was undertaken to assess early orthodontic treatment needs in 6- and 9-year-old children using the index for preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment need (IPION) in Pune, India.
A total of 360 children reporting to the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry were evaluated clinically and on their respective dental casts according to the IPION requirement. The overall scores were then categorized into "no treatment need," "moderate treatment need," and "definitive treatment need."
The final data obtained that around 6.1% of the children had no treatment need, 25% of the children had moderate treatment need, and 68.8% of the children had definitive treatment need.
Within the limitations of the study, we conclude that the studied population had a high early orthodontic treatment needs which can be attributed to the high caries in the study population.
This study provides a better alternative to determine early orthodontic treatment needs using IPION, as it includes more relevant orthodontic parameters in high caries population compared to conventional orthodontic treatment need indices.
Khan HA, Mathur A, Shetty SS, Early Orthodontic Treatment Needs of Children in High Caries Population Using Index for Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment Needs. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(10):1099-1103.
早期识别和处理正在发展的错牙合畸形可以减少或消除未来进行复杂治疗程序的必要性。本研究旨在使用印度浦那预防性和阻断性正畸治疗需求指数（IPION）评估6岁和9岁儿童的早期正畸治疗需求。
根据IPION要求，对总共360名到儿童及预防性牙科科室就诊的儿童进行了临床评估和各自牙模的评估。然后将总体得分分为“无需治疗”、“中度治疗需求”和“确定性治疗需求”。
最终数据显示，约6.1%的儿童无需治疗，25%的儿童有中度治疗需求，68.8%的儿童有确定性治疗需求。
在本研究的局限性范围内，我们得出结论，所研究人群的早期正畸治疗需求较高，这可能归因于该研究人群中龋齿发生率较高。
本研究提供了一种更好的方法，即使用IPION来确定早期正畸治疗需求，因为与传统正畸治疗需求指数相比，它在高龋齿人群中纳入了更多相关的正畸参数。
Khan HA, Mathur A, Shetty SS, 使用预防性和阻断性正畸治疗需求指数评估高龋齿人群儿童的早期正畸治疗需求。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2024；17(10):1099 - 1103。
