12–14 yaş arası Batman Üniversitesi başvuran çocuklarda IOTN indeksine göre ortodontik tedavi ihtiyacının değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, 12–14 yaş arası çocukların ortodontik tedavi ihtiyaçlarını Ortodontik Tedavi İhtiyacı İndeksinin (IOTN) Dental Sağlık Bileşeni (DHC) ve Estetik Bileşeni (AC) kullanılarak değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Batman Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Pedodonti Kliniği’ne başvuran toplam 407 çocuk çalışmaya dahil edildi. IOTN-DHC ve IOTN-AC skorları kaydedildi. Tedavi ihtiyacının cinsiyet ve yaşa göre dağılımı ki-kare testi ile analiz edildi. AC ile DHC arasındaki ilişki Spearman korelasyon analizi kullanılarak değerlendirildi. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<0.05 olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %52.09’u IOTN-DHC derece 4–5 kategorisinde sınıflandırıldı; bu durum belirgin bir fonksiyonel ortodontik tedavi ihtiyacına işaret etmektedir. Estetik değerlendirmeye göre katılımcıların %9.09’u IOTN-AC derece 8–10 grubunda yer aldı. Cinsiyet veya yaş ile DHC ya da AC skorları arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı (p>0.05). AC ve DHC arasında pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir korelasyon saptandı (r=0.722; p<0.001). Sonuç: İncelenen popülasyonda fonksiyonel ortodontik tedavi ihtiyacının estetik ihtiyaçtan daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Yaş ve cinsiyet tedavi ihtiyacında anlamlı belirleyiciler değildir. Bu bulgular, adölesan dönemde ortodontik değerlendirmenin önemini vurgulamakta ve bölgedeki tedavi ihtiyacının görece yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Maloklüzyon
• Ortodonti
• Estetik
• Dental
• Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı
• Adölesan

Orthodontic treatment need among adolescents in a university hospital

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the orthodontic treatment needs of children aged 12–14 years using the dental health component (DHC) and aesthetic component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). Methods: A total of 407 children who presented to the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of Batman University Faculty of Dentistry were included. IOTN-DHC and IOTN-AC scores were recorded. The distribution of treatment needs by sex and age was analyzed using the chi-square test. The relationship between AC and DHC was evaluated using Spearman correlation analysis. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05. Results: Of the participants, 52.09% were classified within IOTN-DHC grades 4–5, indicating a clear functional need for orthodontic treatment. Based on aesthetic assessment, 9.09% were classified within IOTN-AC grades 8–10. No significant differences were found between gender or age and DHC or AC scores (p>0.05). A positive, moderate correlation was observed between AC and DHC (r=0.722; p<0.001). Conclusion: Functional orthodontic treatment needs were higher than aesthetic needs among the examined population. Age and gender were not significant determinants of treatment need. These findings underscore the importance of orthodontic evaluation during adolescence and indicate a comparatively high level of treatment need in the region.

Keywords

• Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN)
• orthodontic treatment need
• malocclusion severity
• adolescent
• dental esthetics

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