An analysis of reproducibility of DAI and IOTN indexes in a brazilian scene Análise da reprodutibilidade dos índices DAI e IOTN em um cenário brasileiro

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the indexes DAI and IOTN in predicting the need of orthodontic treatment based in one property: reproducibility. The index DAI was developed in USA in 1989 and can identify 10 occlusal alterations that result, mathematically, in scores, with weigh...

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Main Authors: Rejane Bezerra de Lima, Ângela Cristina Pinto de Paiva, Arthur Costa Rodrigues Farias, Kenio Costa Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2010-05-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
Subjects:
DAI
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232010000300021