Publications by authors named "Andrijana Maletic"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the prevalence and distribution of orthodontic treatment need using the KIG classification among German patients with statutory health insurance under 18 years old over a 10-year period.
- A total of 1,951 out of 2,288 patients were found to need orthodontic treatment, categorized into three age groups: early treatment (<10 years), main treatment (10-13 years), and late treatment (13-18 years).
- Results indicated that the need for treatment generally decreased with age, with specific KIG classifications dominating in different age groups, particularly showing a decrease in KIG grade 5 prevalence from early to late treatment.
Objective: Since 2002, patients with statutory health insurance in Germany must undergo an assessment of orthodontic treatment need using the "Kieferorthopädische Indikationsguppen" (KIG; orthodontic indication groups) classification system. According to this system, tooth and jaw misalignment are divided into 11 subgroups and five grades. The objectives of this study were to determine the distribution of KIG classifications in patients with statutory insurance of a German orthodontic practice (North Rhine, Germany) and to analyze changes over a 20-year period.
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