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1877545

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how incremental information obtained from different types of diagnostic records contributes to the determination of orthodontic treatment decisions. Pretreatment records of 57 orthodontic patients were assessed by five orthodontists who were part-time faculty members and also in private practice. This sample consisted of dental school orthodontic patients who had Class II malocclusions and included patients at three different dental developmental stages. The following diagnostic records were used: study models (S), facial photographs (F), a panoramic radiograph (P), a lateral cephalogram (C), and its tracing (T). Five combinations of diagnostic records were presented to the orthodontists in the following sequence: (1) S; (2) S + F; (3) S + F + P; (4) S + F + P + C; and (5) S + F + P + C + T. The simultaneous interpretation of all diagnostic records (S + F + P + C + T) was used as the "diagnostic standard." There was a diagnostic standard for each of the patients and for each of the orthodontists. The diagnostic standard was achieved: (1) S = 54.9%, (2) S + F = 54.2%, (3) S + F + P = 60.9%, and (4) S + F + P + C = 59.9%. Thus, in a majority of cases (55%), study models alone provided adequate information for treatment planning, and incremental addition of information from other types of diagnostic records made small differences.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0889-5406
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
212-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Consistency of orthodontic treatment decisions relative to diagnostic records.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthodontics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.