THE DETERMINATION OF THE NEED TO PROVIDE ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANCE TO TEENAGERS IN CONDITIONS OF LIMITED RESOURCES.

Objective: The aim: To substantiate the need for a combination of interdisciplinary approaches to diagnosis, treatment and correction of dento-maxillofacial anomalies of teenagers based on the analysis of the need for orthodontic treatment using the DAI, IOTN, ICON aesthetic indices.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: Empirical, epidemiological, clinical, analytical-synthetic, sociological, psychological research methods, questionnaires, dental indexeshave been used in various combinations.

Results: Results: As a result of a clinical examination of 2,260 teenagers (1,096 boys and 1,124 girls), 1,474 individuals have been bselected for orthodontic treatment with the following degree of complexity: mild - in 25 examined (35.