1. Searching for predictors of long-term stability
- Author
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P. Emile Rossouw, Scott Franklin, Jimmy C. Boley, and Donald G. Woodside
- Subjects
Posterior face height ,Treatment protocol ,business.industry ,Statistical analyses ,Medicine ,Dentistry ,Orthodontics ,Anterior crowding ,Mandibular plane angle ,business ,Stability (probability) ,Lower incisor ,Term (time) - Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate a unique sample of orthodontically treated subjects ( N = 114; post-retention = 11.97 years). All subjects were treated by one clinician utilizing a consistent diagnostic and treatment protocol. Subjects were grouped into two distinct groups according to the lower incisor irregularity: group 1, "moderate change" and group 2, "minor change." Statistical analyses were performed at a level of r ≥0.6, p 2 ), posterior face height (at T 2 ), the mandibular plane angle SN-GoGn (at T 2 ), anterior crowding (at T 2 ), and starting age (at T 1 ). It is clearly noted that the vertical dimension features in the equation.
- Published
- 2013