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Definition:
 An index has been defined as a numerical value describing
the relative status of a population on a graduated scale with
definite upper and lower limits, which is designed to
permit and facilitate comparison with other populations
classified by the same criteria and methods. – A.L.Russel.
 An index is an expression of clinical observation in
numerical values, which is used to describe the status of
the individual or group with respect to a condition being
measured. – E.M.Wilkins.
 In the orthodontic context index is a method that
assigns a numeric score or alphanumeric label in order
to rate or categorize a person's occlusion.

Uses:
1)
Indices are used extensively in Northern
Europe in determining access to public health
orthodontics or the level of third party copayment.
2)
Have a role in resource allocation.
3)
Planning and promoting treatment standards.
4)
Identifying prospective patients.
5)
Informed consent.
6)
Assessment of the outcome of treatment.
7)
In quality assurance and research.

TYPES OF INDICES (W. C. Shaw AJO 1995)
There are five types of index, each for a distinct
purpose. Indeed it is the purpose rather than
content or conventions of an index that
distinguishes it.

I. Diagnostic classification
Angle's classification with its subclasses used to
describe incisor and buccal segment relationships
separately allows ease of communication between
orthodontists.

II. Epidemiologic indices
These indices record every trait in a malocclusion to
allow estimation of the prevalence of
malocclusion in a given population. Other indices
of this type score tooth alignment in a way that
allows study of tooth irregularity and periodontal
disease, or treatment stability
Eg: Epidemiologic registration of malocclusion by
Bjork, Krebs, and Solow
The FDI method
Summer's occlusal index.

III. Treatment need (treatment priority) indices
Allow categorization of malocclusion according to the
level of treatment need. These indices yield a score for
each trait or component that is then weighted to
calculate an overall score. A simpler method of
assigning treatment priority is to establish a list of
conditions or traits in categories that denote the extent
to which treatment is considered necessary.
Eg: i) Draker's HLD index.
ii) Grainger's treatment priority index.
iii) Salzman's handicapping malocclusion assessment.
iv) IOTN.

IV Treatment outcome indices
Several indices have been developed to evaluate treatment
success.
PAR index described later has been developed specifically for
this purpose.
Summer's index has also been used to assess the outcome of
treatment.

V.
Treatment complexity index
At present no index has been described to specifically
measure treatment complexity but the desirability of such
an index in public health orthodontics is recognized and
efforts are presently underway to develop one.

The methods of recording and measuring malocclusion can be broadly divided into
two types: qualitative and quantitative - Tang and Wei AJO Apr 1993

QUALITATIVE METHODS OF RECORDING MALOCCLUSION
1) Angle's method of classifying malocclusion in 1899
[But Case pointed out that Angle's method disregarded the relationship of the teeth
to the face and although malocclusion was a three-dimensional problem,
Angle's system had only taken into account anteroposterior deviations in the
sagittal plane.
When Gravely and Johnson tested reliability, Angle's system was unreliable,
including difficulty associated with asymmetry between left and right sides, or
where tooth movements had occurred because of factors such as crowding and
premature loss of deciduous teeth.]
2)

Massler & Franel's index recording the no. of displaced/rotated teeth in 1951.

3)

Draker's HLD Index in 1960.

4 . Occlusal feature index of Poulton & Aaronson that records lr
antr crowding, cuspal inter-digitation, overjet and overbite.
5 . Malocclusion severity index by Grainger in 1961
6 . Summer's Occlusal index in 1966
7 . Treatment Priority Index by Grainger in 1967
8 . Salzmann HMAR in 1968.

QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF MEASURING
MALOCCLUSION
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In 1951 Massler and Frankel made the initial attempt to
develop a quantitative method of assessing malocclusion. The
total number of displaced or rotated teeth was the basis for the
evaluation of prevalence and incidence of malocclusion in
population groups.
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In 1959, VanKirk and Pennell proposed the malignment
index, which involved the grading of tooth displacement and
rotation quantitatively.
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Draker developed the handicapping labiolingual deviation
index (HLDI) in 1960
 Poulton and Aaronson proposed the occlusal feature index
in 1961. Since only four features of occlusion were measured
this index was considered incomplete

Evolution of Indices:
About the year 1800, people started to think that
certain arrangements of the human teeth
constituted perfection. This “idea” in the minds of
men was that this configuration was normal and
hence “ideal” occlusion. Soon, the notion
developed that what was not ideal was not normal
and was therefore abnormal!
In 1889, Edward H. Angle came on the scene and
declared that the relationship of the first molars
defined proper occlusion and stated that
arrangements other than his definition were
abnormal and by inference malocclusion.

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In 1938, Henry Klein developed the DMFT
(decayed, missing, filled) scale that was and is still
the ultimate in simplicity in measuring dental
conditions for large numbers of people.

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In 1960, H. L. Draker suggested a different
approach in which selected deviations from ideal
were scored and weighted. He called it the
Handicapping Labio-lingual Deviation index or
HLD Index.

Grainger developed the malocclusion severity
estimate (MSE), in the Burlington Research
Center. It can be used either on models or on
patients. Validity and reproducibility were high.
However, there were at least three possible
shortcomings of the MSE, namely:
(1) the index was derived from data of 12-year-old
patients and therefore might not be valid for
earlier stages of dental development in the
deciduous and mixed dentitions;
(2) the MSE score didn't reflect all measurements
that were accumulated and
(3) the absence of any occlusal disorder was not
scored as zero.

The occlusal index (OI) was developed by Summers in 1966 and was
based on the malocclusion severity estimate, with attempts to remedy
its shortcomings.
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The first shortcoming of the MSE could be remedied by scoring for
each stage of dental development (i.e., deciduous, mixed, and
permanent dentition stages) and different scoring forms were used for
subjects in each stage.

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The second shortcoming was remedied by considering the scores of
all syndromes in arriving at the final OI score. The MSE considered
only the score of the syndrome with the highest score, but in the OI,
the other scores were also considered by adding half of the sum of the
remaining scores to the highest score among the seven syndromes.

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The third shortcoming was remedied by adjusting for normality, so
that the absence of any occlusal disorder would be scored as zero.

Grainger, in 1967, modified the MSE to develop the treatment priority
index (TPI). Grainger described the index as a method of assessing the
severity of the most common types of malocclusion, and hence,
provided a means of ranking patients according to the severity of
malocclusion, the degree of handicap, or their priority of treatment

In 1968, Salzmann developed the handicapping malocclusion
assessment record (HMAR). The assessment forms and the definition
of handicapping malocclusion presented were officially approved by
the Council on Dental Health of the American Dental Association, and
the Board of Directors of the American Association of Orthodontists
Others who worked on this included Massler and Frankel, VanKirk and
Pennell, Bjork et al, Summers, Freer and Adkin, Ingervall and
Ronnerman, and Helm.

In 1972, Harvey Peck and Sheldon Peck developed
a diagnostic index for assessing tooth shape
deviations was for spatial analysis of existing or
potential malocclusions.
In 1976, The Champus program, the Armed Forces
of the United States contracted with the National
Research Council to organize a work force to
define “seriously handicapping orthodontic
conditions” An excellent committee of highly
qualified workers in the field labored for some
time but was unable to produce such a definition.

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The malocclusion index problem arises
because of the need to identify which
patient's treatments will be paid for with tax
dollars. Both the civilian (Medicaid) and
military (Champus) programs in the United
States require that ”need“ be demonstrated.
Need is defined as ”medically necessary
handicapping malocclusion“ in Medicaid
parlance.

The "WHO/FDI Basic Method for Recording of
Malocclusion" was published in 1979 to establish an
assessment format to determine the prevalence of
malocclusion and to estimate treatment needs of a
population.
In 1985, the AAO formally recalled that action and
specifically declared that they were opposed to the use
of any index of malocclusion to identify patients
needing treatment.
Since that declaration, no American orthodontist has
produced any work on these indexes.

In 1986, Cons, a Public Health dentist, is the only
American dentist to produce any kind of an index
since then. Cons approached the index problem
from purely the appearance standpoint and
developed the Dental Aesthetic Index. They
generally used the opinions of the lay public as to
what constituted unacceptable dental arrangements
from the aesthetic standpoint. The Dental
Aesthetic Index has been accepted by the World
Health Organization as a screening tool.
The Medicaid statutes, as described in The State
Medicaid Manual in April 1988, direct each state to
provide orthodontic treatment for medically
necessary handicapping malocclusion.

In 1989, California was sued for failing to comply with the
orthodontic provisions of the Medicaid statutes. An orthodontist
was offered a contract for 20 hrs to draft a narrowly defined
criteria and guidelines for determining medically necessary
orthodontic treatment. He used the HLD Index but intended to
add the 3 missed-out features viz., deep impinging bites
traumatizing the soft tissue of the palate, crossbites of individual
anterior teeth destroying the soft tissue and a large maxillary
protrusion with reasonably aligned teeth - buck tooth which is
an extreme social handicap. It also included ectopic eruption
suggested by Draker. Hence the HLD (CalMod) Index came
into being.

In 1994, California was sued again and led to some needed changes
in the regulations. Overjet greater than 9 mm and reverse overjet
greater than 3.5 mm were inserted as a qualifying exception.

Grade Index Scale for assessment of treatment
need:

The Swedish National Board developed a four grade
index scale designed to determine whether a
patient's malocclusion, to classify patients ranging
from those who need very urgent orthodontic
treatment to those of little need to identify who
fall within the scope of treatment in the Swedish
public dental services. However, the criteria were
not well defined and the cut off points were vague.

Espeland produced a new approach in
Norway for their mixture of public and
private funding of treatment to determine
the level of public health copayment that the
patient may be entitled to, i.e., total
reimbursement for severe malocclusion
with cleft lip and palate, and partial or nil
reimbursement for malocclusions
considered minor.

In 1987, the British Orthodontic Standards Working
Party convened a series of meetings with a group
of 10 experienced Orthodontists to develop an
index of treatment outcome from study casts of
various treated and untreated occlusions.
Richmond designed a ruler to allow analysis of a
set of study casts in 2 minutes (approx). The result
was the Peer Assessment Rating or PAR index.

More recently in 1989, Brook and Shaw (EJO) developed the
index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN), which
consisted of the dental health component and the esthetic
component. In the dental health component, occlusal traits
thought to contribute to the longevity and satisfactory
functioning of the dentition were defined and placed in five
grades, with clear cut-off points. The esthetic component
consisted of a 10-point scale illustrated by a series of
numbered photographs that were rated for attractiveness.
The index was found to be satisfactorily valid and
reproducible.

In 1992, Haeger also developed a static occlusal analysis in
centric occlusion based on ideal interarch and intraarch
relationships and called it ideal tooth relationship index.

The requirements for an index of occlusion have been summarized
in a World Health Organization report in 1979

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A symptom may either be constant (present at all ages)
or variable (fluctuating with age).
An index must concentrate on, and be sensitive to the
basic orthodontic defect, and must not be unduly sensitive
to the symptom.
During time, the index score for the occlusal disorder
should either remain constant or increase during time,
indicating that the occlusal disorder is the same or getting
worse.
Validity is the ability of an index to measure that which
it purports to measure
Reproducibility is the ability to reproduce the original
ratings or scores when the same or different examiner
reexamines the subject.
The index should be easy to learn, ideally allowing
rapid recording of relevant features by both trained dental
and possibly nondental personnel.

INDICES
DRAKES – HANDICAPPING LABIOLINGUAL
DEVIATION (HLD) INDEX
1.
Cleft palate – All or none
2.
Traumatic deviation – All or none
3.
Overjet in mm
4.
Over bite in mm
5.
Mesiodistal protrusion in mm
6.
Anterior open bite
7.
Labiolingual spread in mm

California modification of Handicapping labiolingual
deviation index
To assess the presence or absence and degree of handicap
caused by the components of the index and not to diagnose
malocclusion.
1. Cleft palate deformities X - Score no further
2. Deep impinging overbite X - Score no further
3 Crossbite of individual anterior teeth X when soft tissue
impingement
4 Severe traumatic deviation – loss of premaxilla – X
5 Overjet >9mm or ROJ >3.5 mm (mm)

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7
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Overbite in mm
Mandibular protrusion in mm x 5
Open bite in mm – No occlusal contact in
anterior x 4
9 Ectopic eruption – Count each tooth x 3 (Except
III molars)
10 Anterior crowding – Arch length def >3.5
Maxilla or mandible 5 points
each
11 Labiolingual spread – Extent of deviation from
the normal arch.
12 Posterior unilateral crossbite – 2/more teeth
with minimum 1 molar.

Summary of the rules: (William S. Parker -1998 Aug)
1. Study models must be diagnostic. [This means that they
must be properly poured and adequately trimmed with
neither large voids nor positive bubbles present. Centric
occlusion must be clearly indicated by pencil lines on the
study models, making it possible to occlude the teeth on
the models in centric occlusion. If study models are not
diagnostic as described here, they are not accepted, and the
provider receives a Resubmission Turnaround Document
(RTD) and is asked to send new models that do fit these
requirements. The RTD is sent only once. If the provider
does not respond, the Treatment Authorization Request
(TAR) is denied. If the new models are sent and are not
diagnostic, the TAR is denied.]

2. All measurements are judged on the basis of
greater than or more than the minimal criteria
considering only the erupted teeth seen on the
study models.
3. Medi-Cal Eligibility Regulations for orthodontic
services states: ”Only cases with permanent
dentition will be considered.“ or ”If the patient is
at least 13 years old, the index evaluation may be
performed.“
4. In cases with deep impinging bites soft tissue
destruction should be visible on the study models.
5. Upper central incisors are to be used when
measuring overjet, overbite (including reverse
overbite), mandibular protrusion, and open bite.

6. Ectopic eruption
i.
the eruption of the first molar resorption
of distal root of the primary second molar
ii. transposed teeth.
iii. teeth in the maxillary sinus,
iv. in the ascending ramus of the mandible
v. when teeth develop in locations other than
in the dental arches.
vi. Ectopic teeth must be more than 50%
blocked out and clearly out of the dental
arch.

vii.Regarding mutually blocked out teeth, only one will be
counted.
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The most difficult issue is the use of the word ectopic
its a better choice to eliminate ectopic as Draker did.
Probably one could then drop the score cutoff to 25
points to adjust for this elimination. Still permitting the
inclusion of some pretty ugly malocclusions that might
otherwise not be approved.
It does identify the worst malocclusions.
Until someone satisfactorily defines handicapping
malocclusions, the decision to identify the worst
malocclusions as handicapping seems to be a
satisfactory approach.

Demerits:
Carlos and Ast tested the ability of the HLDI in
distinguishing "handicapping" and "nonhandicapping"
malocclusions. Clinical judgement made by orthodontists
was used as the standard. The distributions of HLDI scores
in the two groups were found to be largely overlapping,
which indicated that the HLDI was unable to distinguish
the so-called handicapping malocclusion.
The HLD (CalMod) Index has proven to be a successful tool
to identify a large range of very disfiguring
malocclusions and two known destructive forms of
malocclusion (deep destructive impinging bites and
destructive individual anterior crossbites). These are all
then certified as medically necessary handicapping
malocclusions.

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MALOCCLUSION SEVERITY ESTIMATE –
GRAINGER (1960-61)

Measurements:
1)
Overjet
2)
Over bite
3)
Anterior open bite
4)
Congenitally missing maxillary incisors
5)
First molar rotation
6)
Posterior cross bite
7)Tooth displacement – actual and potential

Six malocclusion syndromes defined:
i. Positive overjet, anterior open bite
ii. Positive overjet, posterior over bite, distal molar
relationship and posterior cross bite with maxillary teeth
buccal to mesio distal teeth.
iii. Negative overjet, mesial molar relationship,
posterior cross bite
iv. Tooth displacement
v. Posterior open bite
vi.Mesial molar, over jet, over bite, cross bite, midline
diastema, midline deviation.
vii.Mesial molar, mixed dentition analysis and actual
tooth displacement.

Summer's Occlusal Index 1966.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Molar relation
Overbite
Overjet
Posterior open bite
Tooth displacement
Midline relation
Maxillary median diastema
Congenitally missing maxillary incisors.

Seven Syndromes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Overjet & open bite
Distal molar relation, Overjet, Overbite, Posterior
crossbite, Midline diastema and Midline deviation
Congenitally missing maxillary incisors.
Tooth displacement
Posterior openbite
Mesial molar relation, Mixed dentition analysis
and tooth displacement
Mesial molar relation, Overjet, Overbite, Posterior
crossbite, Midline diastema and Midline deviation

TPI – GRAINGER 1967
(11 Weighted measurements)
1)
Upper anterior segment overjet
2)
Lower anterior segment overjet
3)
Over bite
4)
Anterior open bite
5)
Congenitally missing incisors
6)
Distal molar relation
7)
Mesial molar relation
8)
Posterior cross bite – maxillary teeth buccal to normal
9)
Posterior cross bite – maxillary teeth lingual to normal
10) Tooth displacement
11) Gross anomalies

Seven malocclusion defined:
1) Maxillary expansion syndrome
2) Over bite
3) Retrognathism
4) Open bite
5) Prognathism
6) Maxillary collapse syndrome
7) Congenitally missing incisor.

Grainger described the index as a method of assessing the
severity of the most common types of malocclusion, and
hence, provided a means of ranking patients according to
the severity of malocclusion, the degree of handicap, or
their priority of treatment.
The prerequisites for determining a handicap were defined by
Grainger as follows:
(1) unacceptable esthetics,
(2) significant reduction in masticatory function,
(3) traumatic condition predisposing to tissue destruction,
(4) speech impairment,
(5) unstable occlusion and
(6) gross or traumatic defects.

Merits:
A few manifestations of malocclusion, such as midline diastema
and slight asymmetry, were rejected as being of little public health
significance.
Measurements could be made either clinically or indirectly from
dental study casts.
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In an attempt to revise the MSE, the TPI had corrected for scoring
normalities as zero.

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Inspection of the TPI form reveals that distal and mesial molar
relations are considered equal.

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The OI and the TPI were similar in many aspects because both were
based on the MSE. Most of the measurements in the two indices were
common, so were their definitions and methods of assessment.

Demerits:
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It is inadequate for assessing the occlusion of the
deciduous or mixed dentition.
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As there is no "mixed dentition analysis" it is
invalid to measure potential tooth displacement.
1.

Popovich and Thompson compared the TPI and the
subjective appraisal of orthodontists longitudinally at
different age levels & the ratings of
0 to 2.5 - low
2.5 to 4.5 - middle
> 4.5 - high
2. Ghafari et al. did a longitudinal evaluation of the TPI.
They found that TPI was a valid epidemiologic indicator of
malocclusion, but TPI values recorded in the transitional
dentition do not predict the future severity of malocclusion
in the permanent dentition.

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SALZMANN INDEX (1968)
 Handicapping malocclusion assessment records
1. Intra arch deviation – missing teeth, crowding, spacing,
rotation
2. Inter arch deviation – Overjet, overbite, cross bite, open
bite, mesio distal
3. Handicappping dento facial deformities
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i.
Facial or oral clefts
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ii.
Lower lip palatal to maxillary incisors
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iii.
Occlusal interferences
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iv.
Functional jaw limitation
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v.
Facial asymmetrical
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vi.
Speech impairment

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Salzmann's purpose of developing the HMAR was to provide a means
for establishing priority for treatment of handicapping malocclusion.

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Handicapping malocclusion and handicapping dentofacial
deformity were defined as conditions that constitute a hazard to
the maintenance of oral health and interfere with the well-being of
the patient by adversely affecting dentofacial esthetics, mandibular
function or speech.

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A cut-off point was set at a score so that those patients whose scores
were above the cut-off point would be treated by the professional
personnel available in the community, at the same time keeping with
the funds budgeted for orthodontics.

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One important aspect of the HMAR is that it records and weighs
functional problems, which no other index does.

A Peck and Peck index for assessing tooth shape
deviations (1972 Apr AJO)

Odontometry is the science of measuring the size and
proportion of teeth.
Harvey Peck and Sheldon Peck devised an index using
which lower incisor crowding can be assessed from tooth
size measurements obtained either from the mouth or from
plaster casts. This spatial analysis of existing or potential
malocclusions is an important diagnostic tool.
Naturally well-aligned mandibular incisors possess are
significantly smaller mesiodistally and larger
faciolingually.

Mesiodistal width of mandibular incisor
Index = ----------------------------------------------------- x 100
Faciolingual width of mandibular incisor
MD/FL index is a numerical expression of the crown shape as viewed
incisally.
MD/FL index of well-aligned mandibular central incisors = 88.4 ± 4.3
lateral incisors = 90.4 ± 4.8.
Clinical guidelines for the maximum limit of desirable MD/FL index
values for the lower incisors:
Mandibular central incisor 88-92
Mandibular lateral incisor 90-95

Applications:
1. Prediction of unerupted tooth size similar to mixeddentition analyses by Moyer's and
Nance
2. Assessment of tooth size— arch size compatibility within
the same arch.
3. Assessment of tooth size compatibility between the two
arches - Bolton's ratio.

This index has been well applied in studies of approximal and
occlusal tooth wear.
Reproximation ("stripping") is described as a clinical
procedure for correcting tooth shape deviations.

WHO or FDI CLASSIFICATION – 1979:
1. Gross anomalies
2. Dentition – missing, supernumerary, malformed
incisor, ectopic eruption
3. Space – Diastema, crowding, spacing
4. Occlusion –
a) Incisal – maxillary mandibular overjet, cross bite,
deep bite, open bite, midline shift.
b) Lateral segment – AP relation, open bite,
posterior cross bite.Subjective judgement of
orthodontic treatment – Not necessary, doubtful,
necessary, urgent.
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DENTAL AESTHETICS INDEX (DAI)
Regression coefficient
Scoring descriptions
Actual weight

Rounded wt

5.76

6

1.
Number of missing visible teeth
(incisor to premolar)
2.
Assessment of anterior
crowding
0 – No crowding
1 – One segment crowding
2 – Two segment crowding
3.
Assessment of anterior
spacing
0 – No crowding
1 – One segment crowding
2 – Two segment crowding
4. Midline diastema in mm

1.15

1

1.31

1

3.13

3

5. Largest anterior irregularity in maxilla (mm)

1.34

1

6. Largest anterior irregularity in mandible
(mm)

1.34

1

7. Anterior maxilla overjet in mm

1.62

2

8. Anterior mandible overjet in mm

3.68

4

9. Anterior openbite in mm

3.69

4

10. Molar relation
0 – normal
1 – half cusp problem
2 – full cusp problem
Total score

2.69

3

13.36

13

IOTN Dental health component
Grade 1 – None – Variations < =1mm
Grade 2 – Little
1)
Overjet >3.5mm <6 mm with competent lips
2) Reverse overjet < =1mm
3) Overbite >3.5 mm with no gingival contour
4) Anterior or posterior cross bite <1 mm displacement
between maximum intercuspation and retruded contact
position.
5) Small anterior or lateral open bite >1mm <2mm
6) Mild displacement of teeth 1-2mm

Grade 3: Moderate
1) Overjet >3.5mm <6mm with
incompetent lips
2) Reverse overjet >1mm <3.5mm
3) Increased overbite or complete overbite
touching gingival, but without trauma
4) Cross bite 1-2mm
5) Moderate open bite >2mm <4mm
6) Moderate displacement 2-4mm

Grade 4: Great
1)
Overjet 6-9mm
2)
Reverse overjet >3.5mm with no functional
difficulties
3)
Overbite with gingival trauma
4)
Crossbite >2mm
5)
Posterior lingual cross bite (unilateral or
bilateral)
6)
Extreme anterior open bite >4mm
7)
Displacement >4mm
8)
Hypodontia or partial anodontia (1 missing
tooth/quadrant)

Grade 5: Very great
1) Defects of cleft lip or palate
2 Overjet >9mm
3 Reverse overjet >3.5mm – mastication and
speech difficulties
4 Impeded eruption of teeth because crowding,
displacement, presence of supernumerary, retained
deciduous teeth or pathology
5 Extensive hypodontia – requiring prerestorative
orthodontics.

AESTHETIC COMPONENT OF IOTN
I Children form:
Orthodontic concern:
1.
I am satisfied with the way my teeth come
together 1- 4
2.
I want to have my teeth straightened 4 – 1
Response options:
Agree very much.
Agree little.
Disagree a little.
Disagree very much.

Global negative Self-Evaluation scale (GSE)
1.
At times I think I am no good at all
2.
I feel I do not have much to be proud of
3.
I certainly feel useless at times
4.
All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure
5.
I have often wanted to be someone else.
Response:
1. Doesnot apply at all
2. Does not apply well
3. Applies somewhat
4. Applies fairly well
5. Applies well
6. Applies exactly 1- 6

II Parents form:
A. 1) I am satisfied with the way my child's teeth come
together.
2) I want to have my child's teeth straightened
B. It is equally important for boys and girls to have
straight teeth
C. The results of orthodontic treatment are good.
Response:
Agree – 1
Disagree – 2
Uncertain – 3
A review was presented at an AAO Consensus Conference on
occlusal indices held in St. Louis in 1993.

Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) - W. C. Shaw AJO
1995
It ranks malocclusion in terms of the significance of various occlusal
traits for the person's dental health and perceived esthetic
impairment, with the intention of identifying those persons who
would be benefited the most from orthodontic treatment.
The Dental Health Component of IOTN.
Each occlusal trait thought to contribute to the longevity and the
satisfactory functioning of the dentition is defined and placed into
five grades, with clear cut-off points between the grades.
The index recognizes the most severe anomaly or dental diseases
specific to that site. Summing scores for a series of individual
traits is not performed. Thus, multiple minor variations, each of
which is unimportant with respect to dental health, cannot be
added together to place a person in a higher grade.

The Esthetic Component of IOTN.
The esthetic component consists of a 10-point scale, illustrated by a
series of numbered photographs from an earlier study, which
were rated for attractiveness by laypersons and selected as being
equidistantly spaced through the range of scores. A rating is
allocated for overall dental attractiveness rather than specific
morphologic similarity to the photographs. The value arrived at
gives an indication of the patient's treatment need on the
grounds of esthetic impairment, and by inference reflects the
sociopsychologic need for orthodontic treatment.
When applied in the clinical setting, the patient's lips are retracted
with self-retaining lip retractors, and a rating allocated. The time
taken to record both the dental health and esthetic components
by an experienced examiner is approximately 1 minute.
However, if several minor anomalies require examination to
identify the most severe, grade allocation may take up to 3
minutes.

1. Resource allocation and planning for limited public and
other third-party resources for orthodontic care, to direct
resources to cases most likely to derive benefit from
treatment.
2. Monitoring and promoting standards.
3.
Modification of the PAR Index there is also a place for
an index of treatment complexity since this could be used
for triage or allocation where groups of providers of
varying levels of competence coexist.
4.
Patient identification and referral. Access to
orthodontic care is often determined by the general dentist
or pedodontist.
5.
Informed consent - The patient should also be provided
with a candid description of the risks and stability of
treatment, and thus be in a position to make a more
balanced decision.

Disadvantage:
Risk of insensitivity and misjudgment of the
needs of the individual patient.
None of the available systems can solve the
dilemma of patients with minor
irregularities about which they are deeply
concerned and which may therefore have a
bearing on self-esteem and self-confidence.

Peer Assessment Rating or PAR index Richmond 1987:
1)

A scoring system was developed and a ruler designed to
allow analysis of a set of study casts in approximately 2
minutes.

2)

Individual scores for the components of alignment and
occlusion are finally summed to calculate an overall score.
Thus, a score of zero would indicate perfect alignment and
occlusion and higher scores (rarely beyond 50) indicate
increasing levels of irregularity.

3)

The index is applied to both the start and the end of
treatment study casts, and the change in the total score
reflects the success of treatment in achieving overall
alignment and occlusion.

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The PAR index and IOTN were applied to the
pretreatment and posttreatment casts. The mean percentage
reduction in PAR score was 52% and 21% of cases were
unimproved or worse as a result of orthodontic treatment.
When outcome was related to choice of appliance,
combined upper and lower fixed appliances produced the
best standard of treatment, mean reduction in PAR being
71%. Cases with a borderline need for treatment (IOTN
grade 3) were more liable to have unsuccessful treatment.
A lack of improvement or worsening of the malocclusion
occurred in 34% of cases. the results obtained by spring
type removable appliances were significantly inferior to
those gained by fixed appliances.

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Senior orthodontists with greater experience
gained better results than trainees, and some centers
provided a better overall standard of care than others,
seemingly reflecting the differing aspirations of the heads
of different centers

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The investigation of treatment standards is a more challenging step for
the specialty.
Poor standards of orthodontic care when nonspecialists provide
treatment

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Risk benefit balance was shown to be extremely uncertain for
malocclusion with borderline need for treatment pointing to the high level
of competence that would be required if moderate malocclusion is to be
treated at all.

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Indices of treatment outcome, however, can also be a powerful
educational tool for the individual provider. For a provider's treatment
standards to be acceptable, the percentage reduction in PAR score for a
sample of cases should exceed a level agreed by consensus. the results
obtained by spring type removable appliances were significantly inferior
to those gained by fixed appliances.

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5.

The measurements made are:
Overjet
Overbite
Midline relation
Buccal Occlusion
Upper anterior crowding

Ideal tooth relationship index - Haeger AJO May 1992
It is a static occlusal analysis in centric occlusion based on
ideal interarch and intraarch relationships for quantitating
the degree of interdigitation of the teeth.

Applications
1)
evaluating the results of orthodontic treatment
2)
posttreatment stability, settling, relapse
3)
different orthodontic treatment modalities and
4)
assess treatment effects of orthodontic appliances

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Characteristic Features:
Index scores were generated for the entire dentition, which could be
divided into anterior, posterior, interarch, and intraarch relationships.
Index scores were determined at various time intervals so the
longitudinal changes could be studied.
The number of potential ideal relationships varied depending on the
number of teeth included, i.e., extraction cases and inclusion of second
molars.
No difference in scores if only first molars were included.
The relationships were scored only when they were correct, and no
range of "normal" was incorporated.
If a buccal segment interdigitated mesially or distally to the Class I
position, contacts were still counted as being present since functional
inclined plane relationships were of primary interest.
Models with congenitally missing teeth, questionable articulation,
malformed teeth or broken or chipped teeth were not included in this
study.
Third molars were not included because of variability in form and
occurrence.
Deciduous teeth were excluded.

Results:
Evaluation of treated malocclusions
 Total ITRI score
1)
An initial of 26%
2)
Increased to 52% at the end of orthodontic treatment
and
3)
Continued to improve to 59% during the retention and
post retention periods.
4)
Anterior segment scores were higher (64%) than
posterior segment scores (44%).
5)
The intraarch relationships of the anterior segment
registered the highest (75%), whereas the lingual cusp
relationships of the posterior segment had the lowest
scores (35%).

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Buccal relationships in the posterior segment produced
higher scores than the lingual segment.
Lingual cusp relations showed the smallest improvement
as a result of orthodontic treatment but the largest amount
of retention and post retention settling.
Before treatment there were differences between the index
scores of the various malocclusion groups.
After orthodontic treatment, no difference in ITRI scores
existed between the four malocclusion groups. This was
true for both segments and all components.
During the retention and postretention periods, the
posterior intraarch scores of the Class II, Division 1
malocclusions increased an additional 15 percentage
points.

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The system allowed the computation of a total index score
that could be divided into arch segments and components
of these segments so that details of occlusal changes
during treatment and posttreatment could be followed.

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Analysis of treatment results showed that anterior
segments improved more than posterior segments, and
buccal relations are handled better than lingual relations. It
appears orthodontists do a better job correcting
discrepancies that are more highly visible.

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Occlusal relationships after orthodontic treatment were
improved to approximately the same degree regardless of
the type of malocclusion and, thereafter, showed similar
settling and relapse.

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OCCULUSAL FEATURES INDEX BY
POULTOND AARONSON – 1961
1. Lower anterior crowding
2. Cuspid interdigitation
3. Vertical over bite
4. Horizontal over jet.

FISK INDEX 1960:
Dental age was used for grouping.
A – P: Angle's classification, overjet, anterior crossbite
Transverse: Posterior cross bite or scissor bite
Vertical: Overbite/open bite (mm)
Additional measurements:
Labiolingual spread
Spacing
Therapeutic extractions
Congenital or postnatal defects
Mutilation
Congenital absence
Supernumerary teeth

BJORK, KREBS & SOLOW –1964
1. Dental anomalies, abnormal eruption,
malalignment
2. Occlusal anomalies – Deviations between
upper or lower arches in all 3 planes.
3. Space deviations: spacing and crowding.
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PROFITT AND ACKERMANN – 1973
Alignment – Ideal, crowding, spacing, mutilated
Profile – Mesiodistal prominence, mesiodistal
recession, lip profile relative to nose and chin.
(Convex, straight, concave)
Saggital plane – Angle's classification
Bite depth – Anterior or posterior open or deep
bite

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EVALUATION OF MALOCCLUSION
INDICES

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The reproducibility or reliability of an index is the ability
to produce the same score or measurement when one or
more examiners measure the same case at the same or at a
different time.

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The validity of an index can be defined as its ability to
accurately measure what it purports to measure.

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Bias, or systemic error of an index or
measurement is the magnitude and direction of its
tendency to measure something other than what
was intended. The score of an unbiased index
should accurately reflect the intended
characteristics. For malocclusion indices, severity
of malocclusion and the priority for treatment
based on need would be the intended
characteristics. An index could be precise but
biased. In such a case, the score will be
reproducible but not an accurate portrayal of the
occlusion.

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Weights were first introduced to put different
emphasis on various measurements.
 Only the OI had developed different scoring
schemes and scoring forms for patients in different
stages of dental development, i.e, deciduous
dentition, mixed dentition, and permanent
dentition. Later, weighting systems were also
included in the OI, the TPI, and the HMAR.

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Hermanson and Grewe tested the
precision and bias of five malocclusion
indices including the HMAR, the OI, the
TPI, and two other indices. Their results
showed that only the OI and the TPI
demonstrated nonsignificant interexaminer
variability at the 1% level, and that the most
precise and unbiased index would be the OI
or the TPI.

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Grewe and Hagan compared the HMAR, the OI,
and the TPI for precision and bias when used in
the same population. The results showed that all
three indices were highly reproducible. When bias
or systematic error was evaluated, the results
indicated that the OI described the clinical
standard most accurately. Therefore, of the three
indices tested in the study, no one index can be
selected over the others with regard to precision,
but the OI would be the index of choice, with
regard to having the least amount of bias.

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Summers tested the validity of three
indices: The CHAMPUS index, the HMAR,
and the OI. The OI was found to be the
most valid among the three indices. When
validity during time was tested, decreased
scores were noted in the CHAMPUS index
and the HMAR but not in the OI.

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Gray and Demirjian compared the
reproducibility and accuracy of four indices: the
HLDI, the TPI, the OI, and the HMAR. The
results showed that all methods were highly
reproducible but the OI had the best correlation
with the clinical standard, which was determined
by subjective assessment of orthodontists. The
HLDI was found by Gray and Demirjian to
identify only the very worst cases and tended to
lump all the others into a common pool. Therefore
it was unacceptable for overall field use.

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The TPI and the OI were very highly correlated and had
some common characteristics. Both needed very close and
careful examination as subjective decisions were required
in deciding whether the molar relationship is distal or
mesial by half a cusp or more than half a cusp on each
side. A certain degree of subjective judgement was also
involved in determining whether some teeth were rotated
by 35° to 45° or more than 45°, and in determining
displacement by 1.5 to 2 mm or more than 2 mm. Hence it
required a well trained person to make accurate decisions
because mistakes made would be serious due to the large
differences in weighting factors influencing the decisions
made. The OI, when compared with the TPI, was slightly
more complicated to use and would require even more
calculations and clerical time.

The HMAR correlates fairly well with the standard but not as
closely as the TPI or the OI. However, it had advantages as
well. Subjective decisions were not as critical as the TPI or
the OI, because only full-cusp discrepancies were noted. If
errors were made, they were not usually serious because
the weighting system applied was only to the anterior
segment and mostly for esthetics. Recording and
calculation of the index was also simpler and required less
time.
In conclusion, The Summers occlusal index appear to have
the least amount of bias has the highest validity during
time and is best correlated with clinical standards.

Yet it still has short comings. Elderton and Clark pointed out
that OI needs to be refined to allow scoring when first
permanent molars are lost or drifted because difficulty and
mistakes in measuring the malocclusion would arise in
these situations.
Tang and Wei used the OI to assess treatment effectiveness of
orthodontic appliances and thought that the OI is not ideal
because it does not take into account residual or extraction
spaces, nor does it measure mesiodistal or buccolingual
tooth inclinations.
Further research would therefore be needed to develop better
indices or to refine the present indices so that they can be
more universally accepted.

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Conclusion:
A good method of recording or measuring malocclusion is
important for documentation of the prevalence and severity
of malocclusion in population groups. This kind of data is
not only important for the epidemiologist, but also for
those who plan for the provision of orthodontic treatment
in a community or for the training of orthodontic
specialists. If the method is universally accepted and
applied, data collected from different population groups
can be compared.

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McLain and Proffit "occlusal problems cannot be
defined solely in physical terms." They say that the
psychosocial consequences due to unacceptable dental
esthetics may be as serious, or even more serious, than the
biologic problems.

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