Orthodontic Treatment Priority Index

摘要

This is a report on the research development of a means of objectively assessing the degree of handicap due to malocclusion in terms of a Treatment Priority Index. The work is based on the study of the interrelationships of 10 manifestations of malocclusion as they occurred in 375 12-year-old children with no history of orthodontic treatment. The group constitutes a representative sample of children, primarily of Anglo-Saxon origin, from three Ontario communities.