Treatment outcomes in 4 modes of orthodontic practice
| Autor: | Donald R. Poulton, Sheldon Baumrind, Vicki Vlaskalic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Observer Variation
Adolescent business.industry Treatment outcome Dentistry Private Practice Sample (statistics) Orthodontics Provider-Sponsored Organizations Outcome (probability) Models Dental Orthodontics Corrective Treatment Outcome Practice Management Dental Management Service Organizations General Practice Dental Medicine Humans business Child |
| Zdroj: | American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics. 127(3) |
| ISSN: | 0889-5406 |
| Popis: | Background: This study is a continuation of a previously published report on the outcome of orthodontic treatment provided in offices representing different modes of practice. Methods: The sample consisted of duplicate pretreatment (T1) and posttreatment (T2) dental casts of 348 patients from traditional private orthodontic practices (5 offices, 134 patients), company-owned practices (5 offices, 107 patients), offices associated with practice-management organizations (2 offices, 60 patients), and general dental practices (2 offices, 47 patients). Methods were used to obtain random, representative samples from each office, starting with lists of patients who were treated consecutively with full fixed orthodontic appliances. The dental casts were measured by 2 independent judges who used the unweighted PAR score. Results: Good interjudge agreement was shown on the initial casts, but the agreement was not as strong on the final casts. Conclusions The measurements showed that treatment outcomes were generally satisfactory, although some significant differences between offices and management modes were shown. |
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