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The objective of this study was to set a pattern predicting orthodontic treatment demand. This is a cross-sectional study where participants were randomly selected from a female teenage population in middle schools in the city of Makkah. The measures were selected from a questionnaire that includes a set of self-assessed measures dealing with self-esteem, Treatment need was assessed by Dental Health Component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need grading. The analysis show that (Perceived Malocclusion, Dental Self-Esteem, need for Dental Comparison, coping with Malocclusion and Treatment Demand) measures are reliable and can indeed predict the need for treatment, as measured by DHC. Perceived Malocclusion, Dental Self-Esteem, need for Dental Comparison, coping with Malocclusion and Treatment Demand) measures are reliable and can indeed predict the need for treatment, as measured by DHC. |
