The study of malocclusion of treatment priority index in Xi'an adolescent / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment priority in adolescent.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>591 boys and 567 girls (aged 12 years old) were studied with their study models and the treatment priority index (TPI) were obtained.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>7.03% adolescent had orthodontic treatments (TPI 1:21.33%, TPI 2:47.06%, TPI 3-TPI 5:31.61%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>TPI is a valid tool to evaluate malocclusion and orthodontic treatment priority. It's very important to establish a regular examination system need for orthodontic treatment in school.</p>