Correlation between the DAI and ICON indices used for assessment of orthodontic treatment need in Croatian schoolchildren

Abstract

The aims were: evaluation of the correlation between the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) and Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON); the assessment of orthodontic treatment need for schoolchildren in a population with two indices, separately for schoolchildren with mixed and permanent dentition; the estimation of the population share that could not receive orthodontic treatment because of the presence of caries and/or gingivitis.

Keywords

• dai index
• icon index
• orthodontic treatment need
• mixed dentition
• permanent dentition
• malocclusion prevalence
• indeks dai
• indeks icon
• potreba po ortodontskem zdravljenju
• menjalno zobovje
• stalno zobovje
• razširjenost malokluzije