尼日利亚农村青少年未满足的正畸治疗需求。

Unmet orthodontic treatment need in rural Nigerian adolescents.

作者信息

Otuyemi O D, Ugboko V I, Adekoya-Sofowora C A, Ndukwe K C

机构信息

Faculty of Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

出版信息

Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1997 Oct;25(5):363-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00956.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb00956.x

PMID:9355773

Abstract

A survey of orthodontic treatment need was carried out among randomly selected rural Nigerian adolescents using the index of orthodontic treatment need. Altogether, 704 subjects (381 boys and 323 girls) aged 12-18 years (mean 14.8, SD 1.79) were recruited in the study. The results indicated that 12.6% of the population were in objective need of orthodontic treatment. Whilst there was a discrepancy in the proportions of Nigerian adolescents needing orthodontic treatment on aesthetic and dental health grounds, girls were found to have a more attractive dental appearance and less orthodontic treatment need than boys. However, the differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). The correlation between the orthodontist's and the subject's rating of dental appearance was found to be low (r=0.35). The study also provided reliable baseline data for planning orthodontic services in Nigeria especially in areas where there are no dental services.

摘要

采用正畸治疗需求指数，对随机抽取的尼日利亚农村青少年进行了正畸治疗需求调查。该研究共招募了704名年龄在12至18岁之间（平均14.8岁，标准差1.79）的受试者，其中381名男孩，323名女孩。结果表明，12.6%的人群客观上需要正畸治疗。虽然尼日利亚青少年基于美观和牙齿健康原因需要正畸治疗的比例存在差异，但发现女孩的牙齿外观比男孩更具吸引力，正畸治疗需求也比男孩少。然而，这些差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。正畸医生与受试者对牙齿外观的评分之间的相关性较低（r=0.35）。该研究还为尼日利亚正畸服务规划提供了可靠的基线数据，尤其是在没有牙科服务的地区。