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Predictive value of morphologic parameters for successful correction of Class II Division 2 malocclusion
Stephan PeyloDieter BrothagAndrej Zentnersubject
CephalometryTreatment outcomeDentistryOrthodonticsMalocclusion Angle Class IIOrthodontics CorrectiveDental ArchPredictive Value of TestsMaxillamedicineHumansCraniofacialChildRetrospective StudiesOrthodonticsbusiness.industryLateral cephalogramsPeer Review Health CarePrognosismedicine.diseasePredictive valueTreatment OutcomeMultivariate AnalysisLinear ModelsMultivariate statisticalMalocclusionbusinessdescription
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of pretreatment cephalometric parameters and apical base size for successful correction of Angle Class II Division 2 malocclusion. Pretreatment lateral cephalograms and pretreatment and posttreatment study casts of 96 subjects with Class II Division 2 malocclusions were examined to obtain 23 cephalometric parameters and to measure the size of the apical bases. Success of occlusal correction was evaluated as the percentage of change of peer assessment rating scores during treatment; percentage of change was the dependent variable in multivariate statistical analyses used to test the predictive value of the assessed parameters. Cephalometric parameters of pretreatment craniofacial morphology were insignificant as predictors of successful orthodontic correction of the malocclusions. Maxillary apical base size was the strongest predictor of occlusal correction and might serve as a valuable diagnostic predictor of successful treatment outcome. (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2003;123:279-85)
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-01 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics |