TITLE:
Prevalence of Malocclusions and Normative Orthodontic Treatment Need Using IOTN Index for Patients in Yalgado Ouédraogo Teaching Hospital
AUTHORS:
Youssouf Ouédraogo, Tiécoura Camara, Raoul Bationo, Raoul Bationo, Loubna Bahije, Jean Bertin Beugré, Joseph Samba Diouf, Papa Ibrahima Ngom
KEYWORDS:
Malocclusions, Orthodontic Care, IOTN, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.7 No.12,
December
20,
2017
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The
assessment of health care needs
must be reproducible, independent of the operator, hence the use of indexes like the Index of
Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). The aim of this study was to assess both, the prevalence of malocclusions among patients
received in the Dental Surgery Unitat Yalgado Ouédraogo Teaching Hospital and their care needs according to IOTN index. Materials
and Methods: It is a prospective, cross-cutting diagnostic study
of malocclusions at Yalgado Ouédraogo Teaching Hospital (CHUYO), conducted from January 1 to December 31, 2016. The
examiner with an examination tray records on the 12- to 16-year-old patients’ medical recorded, the variables based on the
polychromatic pictures series, the IOTN rule, and the dental health component
table. Results: On the whole, 81 patients were included, with 60.5% of
girls and 39.5% of boys. 16- and
12-year-old patients were dominant. The average age was 14.05 years old. Various types of malocclusions were encountered. The
need for orthodontic care was 56.8%. For 14 patients, 17.28%, their aesthetic
component score is
higher than the assessment made by the orthodontist. Conclusion: Aesthetics
was an important factor in the need for orthodontic care. The aesthetic deficit
entails a psychological impact that should be taken into account in the
assessment of care needs.