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Table 1 Children's rated IOTN AC by treatment category and ethnicity

From: Ethnic variations in orthodontic treatment need in London schoolchildren

Treatment need

IOTN AC score

White

Black

Indian

Chinese

Mixed (others)

No need for treatment

1–4

1123

(74.9)

263

(80.2)

493

(72.1)

86

(74.8)

135

(83.3)

Moderate/Borderline need

5–7

338

(22.5)

59

(18.0)

179

(26.2)

29

(25.2)

24

(14.8)

Need for treatment

8–10

38

(2.5)

6

(1.8)

12

(1.8)

 

3 (1.9)

Total

 

1499 (100.0)

328

(100.0)

684

(100.0)

115

(100.0)

162

(100.0)