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EVALUATION OF ORTHODONTIC STATUS AND TREATMENT NEED IN PATIENTS REPORTING TO ORTHODONTIC DEPARTMENT OF KRL GENERAL HOSPITAL, ISLAMABAD: AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY USING DENTAL AESTHETIC INDEX (DAI)

Dr Amra Minhas Abid, Dr. Mariya Mujib, Dr. Sultan Abdul Haseeb

Objective: The study was done to evaluate the malocclusion status and its impact on aesthetics, using the DAI to assess the treatment need in patients reporting to Dental Department of KRL Hospital Islamabad. Study Design: Retrospective, Descriptive, and cross sectional. Place and Duration: The study was carried out in the Dental Department of KRL Hospital, Islamabad. Material and Methods: Using the Dental Aesthetics Index (DAI) to observe and quantify the occlusal characteristics and to designate the extent of malocclusion. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Software for Windows version 22.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, III). Results: There were a total of 120 individuals included in the study for which the descriptive stats showed that 51 need minor treatment, 22 lie in the moderate treatment need category, 21 in severe treatment need and 26 in very severe treatment need categories. One-way ANOVA was conducted between the groups divided on the basis of DAI Scores i.e. Minor Treatment Need, Moderate Treatment Need, Severe Treatment Need and Very Severe Treatment Need. The one-way ANOVA results were then assigned group wise to determine whether the treatment need is significant or not. It was determined that all categories fell under the result of insignificant need for treatment. Conclusion: In conclusion, we can determine that the DAI is an important index in the prevention, intervention, and treatment planning of the orthodontic problems on a very nascent level. This makes it an important tool for diagnostic purposes in the Pakistani population. It is efficient and descriptive in its scoring methodology and ease of use.

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