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Orthodontic Status and Orthodontic Treatment Need of 12- and 15-Year-Old Greek Adolescents: A National Pathfinder Survey

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  • Ioulia-Maria Mylonopoulou

    (Department of Orthodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Iosif Sifakakis

    (Department of Orthodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece)

  • Elias Berdouses

    (Independent Researcher, 15231 Athens, Greece)

  • Katerina Kavvadia

    (Department of Paediatric Dentistry, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus)

  • Konstantinos Arapostathis

    (Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Constantine J. Oulis

    (Department of Paediatric Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to assess the orthodontic status and orthodontic treatment needs of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in Greece, in relation to sociodemographic factors and parental education level. A total of 1102 12-year-old children and 1131 15-year-old adolescents across Greece were assessed using the Modified Dental Health component (DHC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). An amount of 38.7% of 12-year-olds and 33.7% of 15-year-olds were in definite need of orthodontic treatment. The most common etiologic factors were tooth eruption and position anomalies. A higher rate of orthodontic treatment need was recorded among subjects with lower parental education level. Class I malocclusion was found in 50.9%, Class II in 38.4% and Class III in 10.8% of the total sample. A higher incidence of dental trauma was found in the 12-year-olds presenting with a Class II molar relationship and >3 mm overjet. The need for orthodontic treatment in Greece was higher, in comparison to other European countries, with one out of two children presenting a severe overjet associated with a high incidence of dental trauma. One out of three adolescents were still judged as having a need for orthodontic treatment by the age of 15.

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  • Ioulia-Maria Mylonopoulou & Iosif Sifakakis & Elias Berdouses & Katerina Kavvadia & Konstantinos Arapostathis & Constantine J. Oulis, 2021. "Orthodontic Status and Orthodontic Treatment Need of 12- and 15-Year-Old Greek Adolescents: A National Pathfinder Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-11, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:11790-:d:675989
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    1. Tamara Peric & Guglielmo Campus & Evgenija Markovic & Bojan Petrovic & Ivan Soldatovic & Ana Vukovic & Biljana Kilibarda & Jelena Vulovic & Jovan Markovic & Dejan Markovic, 2022. "Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, September.

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