METHOD FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY OF DENTOALVEOLAR SYSTEM DISORDERS IN CHILDREN Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC A61B5/107 A61C19/00 A61C7/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to a method for rapid assessment of the severity of dentoalveolar system (DAS) disorders in children. Parameters of morphological disorders are detected: sagittal cleft between incisors, reverse sagittal cleft, vertical disocclusion, depth of incisal overlap, lower jaw displacement, narrowing of upper dentition, reduction of total length of dentition/retention of teeth. Then they are evaluated in points from 2 to 5 in accordance with indicators of violations, thereafter, the total severity of the DAS disorders and the need for early orthodontic treatment (EOT) are evaluated using a rapid diagnostic device. Device is made in form of 5 discs with windows connected with possibility of rotation relative to each other. Along the perimeter of disks there are characteristics of parameters of disturbances with assessment of severity of each parameter in points. Discs are turned until the windows with the corresponding scores of the violations are aligned in one line, the scores obtained are summed up: total score equal to 2–6 corresponds to mild severity of DAS disorders and low degree of need for EOT; score of 7–13 corresponds to a moderate degree of severity and an average degree of need for EOT; total score of 14–20 or any total score in the presence of symptom of 4 or 5 points corresponds to a high degree of severity and a high degree of need; score of 21 and more corresponds to a very high degree of severity and a very high degree of need for EOT.

EFFECT: simplified assessment of severity of DAS disorders in children in points and accelerated determination of overall severity of DAS disorders and need for EOT.

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