A Comparison of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need Applied Clinically and to Diagnostic Records

Abstract

The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need was applied clinically to a group of patients and later to study models and photographs taken at that same visit. Examiner reliability and agreement between the information obtained clinically and from diagnostic models was high. There was however, poor agreement for the Aesthetic component scored from photographs, when compared with scores recorded clinically or from models.

Index words:

• Occlusal Indices
• Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need