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Correlation between the DAI and ICON indices used for assessment of orthodontic treatment need in Croatian schoolchildren Cover

Correlation between the DAI and ICON indices used for assessment of orthodontic treatment need in Croatian schoolchildren

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|Oct 2018

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

The prediction equations for calculation of the ICON score via acquired DAI score, separately for mixed and permanent dentition.

Table 1

Distribution of the ICON degrees with cut-off point of 43 between dentition types within the DAI categories (0=Normal, 1=Definite, 2=Severe, 3=Handicapping).

DAI categoriesDentition typeICON cut-off point of 43Totalp*OR (95% CI)τ-b
No treatment needTreatment needed
0MixedN17948227
%78.921.1100.0
PermanentN12651151380
%91.78.3100.0<0.0012.54(1.87-3.45)-0.148
TotalN14441631607
%89.910.1100.0
1MixedN7936115
%68.731.3100.0
PermanentN277943710.2281.24(0.90-1.71)-0.057
%74.725.3100.0
TotalN356130486
%73.326.7100.0
2MixedN293867
%43.356.7100.0
PermanentN11068178
%61.838.2100.00.0141.49(1.12-1.97)-0.167
TotalN139106245
%56.743.3100.0
3MixedN244468
%35.364.7100.0
PermanentN9299191
%48.251.8100.00.0881.25(0.99-1.56)-0.114
TotalN116143259
%44.855.2100.0

* Fischer exact test

Table 2

Distribution of orthodontic treatment need in schoolchildren who were not undergoing orthodontic treatment at the time of the study, with respect to dentition type and previous orthodontic treatment, with the ICON cut-off point of 43.

Dentition typePrevious treatmentICON cut-off point of 43Totalp
No treatment need Treatment needed
MixedNoN264136400
%66.034.0100.0
YesN1711280.545
%60.739.3100.0
TotalN281147428
%65.734.3100.0
PermanentNoN11152361351
%82.517.5100.0
YesN326794050.376
%80.519.5100.0
TotalN14413151756
%82.117.9100.0

* Fischer exact test

Table 3

Distribution of the ICON categories (0=Easy, 1=Mild, 2=Moderate, 3=Difficult, 4=Very Difficult) in schoolchildren who were not undergoing orthodontic treatment at the time of the study, with respect to dentition type and previous orthodontic treatment.

Dentition typePrevious treatmentICON complexityTotalp*
01234
MixedNoN143166472321400
%35.841.511.85.85.3100.0
YesN101052128
%35.735.717.97.13.6100.00.870
TotalN153176522522428
%35.741.112.15.85.1100.0
PermanentNoN7374697245281351
%54.634.75.33.32.1100.0
YesN2211292717114050.561
%54.631.96.74.22.7100.0
TotalN9585989962391756
%54.634.15.63.52.2100.0

* χ2 test

Table 4

Distribution of the DAI categories (0=Normal, 1=Definite, 2=Severe, 3=Handicapping) in schoolchildren who were not undergoing orthodontic treatment at the time of the study, with respect to previous orthodontic treatment.

Dentition typePrevious treatmentICON complexityTotalp1
0123
MixedNoN1911045460409
%46.725.413.214.7100.0
YesN1852328
%64.317.97.110.7100.00.343
TotalN2091095663437
%47.824.912.814.4100.0
PermanentNoN925243109971374
%67.317.77.97.1100.0
YesN265703148414
%64.016.97.511.6100.00.032
TotalN11903131401451788
%66.617.57.88.1100.0

1 χ2 test

Figure 2

Distribution of gingivitis and caries in the population, separately for schoolchildren in mixed and permanent dentition.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2018-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 218 - 226
Submitted on: Dec 4, 2017
Accepted on: Sep 7, 2018
Published on: Oct 1, 2018
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2018 Renata Vidaković, Stjepan Špalj, Mladen Šlaj, Martina Šlaj, Višnja Katić, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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