兰州地区青少年正畸患者正畸治疗意识的调查分析

目的 调查兰州地区青少年对错牙合畸形的认识及正畸治疗意识。方法 对兰州地区4个城区4 981名在校中学生进行错牙合畸形调查，并向其发放问卷了解治疗动机和正畸意识。结果 4 981名学生中错牙合患者3 168名（65.61%），其中有452名正在矫治治疗（14.27%）。对2 716名尚未正畸治疗患者调查其未作治疗原因，有21.54%认为没有觉得不齐，20.00%的认为学习紧张。结论 兰州地区青少年错牙合患病率较高，矫治率低，对正畸治疗认识不足。

A survey on the awareness of orthodontic treatment in adolescent orthodontic patients from Lanzhou area

Objective To investigate the adolescents′ knowledge of malocclusion and their awareness of orthodontic treatment in Lanzhou area. Methods 4981 middle school students from 4 urban districts of Lanzhou city were given a malocclusion investigation, and questionnaires were distributed to the students so that their motivation and consciousness of orthodontic treatment were known. Results In 4981 students, 3168 of them (65.61%) were malocclusion patients, among which 448 were having orthodontic treatment (14.14%). As for the reasons why 2720 patients didn′t have orthodontic treatment, 21.54% didn′t think they had malocclusion, and 20% thought study pressure hindered them from having the treatment. Conclusions The malocclusion rate of adolescents in Lanzhou area is high, while the rate of treatment is low, and the adolescents lack the knowledge of orthodontic treatment.