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Article Information
| Article Information |
| Title |
Assessment Of Orthodontic Treatment Standard In Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya |
| Author(s) |
B. L. Leong, N. Zamzam , Z. Yassin, R. Abdul Kadir |
| Journal |
Annals of Dentistry (ISSN 0128-7532) |
| Volume |
8, No 1 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Keywords |
Treatment standard, PAR Index |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study is to evaluate the treatment
outcome using fixed and removable appliances, in the
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya (U.M.). The
study models of 25 fixed and 30 upper removable
appliance cases, with complete written records were
examined before and after orthodontic treatment using
the PAR (Peer Assessment Rating) Index. All the data
were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS) for Windows. Eighty five percent of
the cases selected as sample were either 'improved' or
'greatly improved'. Among the 10 cases which were
'greatly improved', all had high pre-treatment PAR
points (> 35 PAR points). Conversely, all the eight cases
classified as 'worse or no different' were with low pretreatment
PAR scores « 20 PAR points). The mean
treatment duration in this study was 23. I months,
ranging from 2 months to 78 months. The results of this
study showed that the standard of treatment in this
Faculty were fairly acceptable. |
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