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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Normative and self-perceived orthodontic treatment need of a Peruvian university population | Head Face Medicine BioMed Central Research Normative and self-perceived orthodontic treatment need of a Peruvian university population Eduardo Bernabé 1 2 and Carlos Flores-Mir1 2 3 Open Access Address 1Profesor Asociado Departamento Académico de Odontología Social Facultad de Estomatología Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Lima Peru 2Unidad de Investigación en Salud Pública Dental Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Lima Peru and 3Clinical Associate Professor Orthodontic Graduate Program Department of Dentistry University of Alberta Edmonton Canada Email Eduardo Bernabé - 06032@upch.edu.pe Carlos Flores-Mir - carlosflores@ualberta.ca Corresponding author Published 03 August 2006 Received 02 February 2006 Head Face Medicine 2006 2 22 doi 10.1186 1746-160X-2-22 Accepted 03 August 2006 This article is available from http www.head-face-med.cOm content 2 1 22 2006 Bernabé and Flores-Mir licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Previous studies on orthodontic treatment need in young adults have shown that up to 50 had malocclusions that needed orthodontic treatment. The aims of this study were to assess the normative and self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need IOTN and to determine if the treatment need levels were influenced by sex age and socio-economic status SES in a sample of Peruvian young adults. Methods 281 first-year students 157 male and 124 female students with a mean age of 18.1 - 1.6 years were randomly selected and evaluated through the Dental Health Component DHC and Aesthetic Component AC of the IOTN. Structured interview and clinical examination were used to assess the students. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were .
