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- Title
Orthodontic treatment standard in an accredited graduate orthodontic clinic in North America assessed using the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON).
- Authors
Onyeaso, Chukwudi O.; BeGole, Ellen A.
- Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the orthodontic treatment service provided by a graduate orthodontic clinic in North America. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING: Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Pre-treatment and posttreatment dental casts of 100 patients were randomly selected from the model store of the clinic. The selection of the dental casts was without consideration for age or gender. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON) was used to assess the need, complexity of the malocclusion, outcome, and degree of improvement and whether the completed case was acceptable or not. The reliability of the examiner using the ICON was assessed using the Root Mean Square. In addition to descriptive statistics, logistic and linear regression analyses as well as spearman rank correlation coefficient were used in the statistical analyses of the sample. RESULTS: According to the ICON, 86 cases were considered as needing orthodontic treatment and 60 cases were classified as difficult or very difficult to treat. Only cases were considered as easy. Substantially and greatly improved cases were 82 while 5 cases were minimally improved. Only one case was in no improvement/worse category. Ninety-four finishes were considered acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: The quality of orthodontic care provided in a graduate orthodontic clinic in North America is appraised objectively. The quality of care could be described as excellent. The study supports the valuable nature of the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need in assessing the multiple facets of orthodontic provision.
- Subjects
ORTHODONTICS; THERAPEUTICS; DENTAL casting; GENDER; DENTAL technology; CLINICS; AGE
- Publication
Hellenic Orthodontic Review, 2006, Vol 9, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
1108-1279
- Publication type
Article