Richmond S, O'Brien K D, Roberts C T, Andrews M
Department of Oral Health and Development, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
Br J Orthod. 1994 Feb;21(1):65-8. doi: 10.1179/bjo.21.1.65.
The criteria that dentists use to judge the need for orthodontic treatment are not clear. This study investigates variation in dentists' perception of orthodontic treatment need. Seventy-four dentists were asked to assess 320 dental casts in relation to aesthetic and dental health need. The results of this investigation revealed that the panel was divided as what constituted a need for orthodontic treatment on dental health grounds. It is suggested that one method of achieving a more uniform evaluation of orthodontic treatment need is the use of an occlusal index. Until an occlusal index is accepted and used by the profession, the distortion of need and demand for orthodontic treatment by dentists' unequal perceptions will continue.
牙医用于判断正畸治疗需求的标准并不明确。本研究调查了牙医对正畸治疗需求认知的差异。74名牙医被要求根据美学和牙齿健康需求评估320个牙模。该调查结果显示，在基于牙齿健康理由判定何为正畸治疗需求这一问题上，专家小组存在分歧。有人提出，实现对正畸治疗需求更统一评估的一种方法是使用咬合指数。在该职业接受并使用咬合指数之前，牙医不平等认知导致的正畸治疗需求和需求的扭曲将持续存在。
