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Descriptor English: Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need
Descriptor Spanish: Indice de Necesidad de Tratamiento Ortodóncico
Descriptor índice de la necesidad de tratamiento ortodóncico
Scope note: Encuesta de salud dental desarrollada para evaluar la necesidad de un tratamiento de ortodoncia y la prioridad en la atención ortodóncica en un paciente dado. El índice se basa en la evaluación del grado de MALOCLUSIÓN y el potencial de beneficio estético y de salud dental del tratamiento en estudio
Descriptor Portuguese: Índice de Necessidade de Tratamento Ortodôntico
Descriptor French: Indice de besoin de traitement orthodontique
Entry term(s): Index for Need of Orthodontic Treatment
Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs
Tree number(s): E05.318.308.980.438.300.512
E06.208.421
N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.505
N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.512
N06.890.160.134
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D061326
Scope note: A dental health survey developed to evaluate a patient's orthodontic treatment need and priority for orthodontic care. The index is based on an assessment of degree of MALOCCLUSION and the potential aesthetic and dental health benefit of the treatment under consideration.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Dental Health Surveys (1975-2011)
Malocclusion (1975-2011)
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
DeCS ID: 54723
Unique ID: D061326
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/07/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/30
Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need - Preferred
Concept UI M0556979
Scope note A dental health survey developed to evaluate a patient's orthodontic treatment need and priority for orthodontic care. The index is based on an assessment of degree of MALOCCLUSION and the potential aesthetic and dental health benefit of the treatment under consideration.
Preferred term Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need
Entry term(s) Index for Need of Orthodontic Treatment
Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs



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