EVALUATION OF THE ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED OF MIDDLE ANATOLIAN REGION USING BY ICON INDEX

Aims: the aim of the present study is to evaluate the treatment needs of persons lived in middle anatolian area using by icon index. additionally, it is aimed to examine orthodontic treatment needs according to gender and pubertal period. methods: in current study, orthodontic models and panoramic films of 154 patients (87 women, 67 men) with the age range of 9-38 years were investigated using by icon index. results: 90 (58,4%) of 154 patients had orthodontic treatment need, 49 patients (56,3%) of 87 female patients and 41 patients (61,2%) of 67 male patients had orthodontic treatment need. in addition, the numbers of patients had orthodontic treatment need were; 16 (43,2%) of 37 patients in prepubertal period, 62 (65,3%) of 95 patients in pubertal period and 12 (54,5%) of 22 patients in postpubertal period. due to the aesthetic anxieties, female and patients in pubertal period had more appeal for orthodontic treatment than the other groups. conclusion: as a result, there was no significant difference in the treatment needs between the groups of gender and pubertal period.