Bernhold M, Lindqvist B
Swed Dent J. 1981;5(3):105-13.
The extent of orthodontic care provided by the children's dentist in collaboration with the specialist in the Public Dental Service in Sweden has been surveyed in a northern county (55,000 sq km, 230,000 inhabitants and a university town with 80,000 inhibitants). All (925) children born in 1962, resident in a coastal, an inland or a mountain municipality, had received regular dental care. Orthodontic treatment up to and including 1976 has been noted from their dental service records. About 35 per cent of the children in the coastal and inland areas had needed and received some form of orthodontic treatment. In the mountain area only 2/3 of the children who needed treatment had received it; this was due to shortage of specialists. The continuing needs of 102 of the patients have been registered at a follow-up examination. The treatment need of the children was used as a measure of the success rate and the need was on average low. The ability of the general practitioner to determine the right time for treatment appears good, as does the capacity for giving treatment in collaboration with the specialist. Further orthodontic training for the general practitioner is recommended in order to maintain a high level of orthodontic ability. Orthodontic facilities in the mountain area ought to be strengthened.
在瑞典的一个北部郡县（面积55,000平方公里，人口23万，其中有一个拥有8万居民的大学城），对儿童牙医与公共牙科服务专家合作提供正畸治疗的情况进行了调查。所有1962年出生、居住在沿海、内陆或山区市镇的儿童（共925名）都接受了定期牙科护理。从他们的牙科服务记录中记录了截至1976年的正畸治疗情况。沿海和内陆地区约35%的儿童需要并接受了某种形式的正畸治疗。在山区，只有2/3需要治疗的儿童接受了治疗，这是由于专家短缺。在一次随访检查中登记了102名患者的持续需求。以儿童的治疗需求作为成功率的衡量标准，平均需求较低。全科医生确定正确治疗时间的能力似乎不错，与专家合作进行治疗的能力也不错。建议对全科医生进行进一步的正畸培训，以保持较高的正畸治疗水平。山区的正畸设施应该得到加强。
