Moesi, B., Dyer, F. and Benson, P.E. (2013) Roth versus MBT: does bracket prescription have an effect on the subjective outcome of pre-adjusted edgewise treatment? European Journal of Orthodonitics, 35 (2). 236 - 243. ISSN 0141-5387
Abstract
The aim was to determine if bracket prescription has any effect on the subjective outcome of pre-adjusted edgewise treatment as judged by professionals. This retrospective observational assessment study was undertaken in the Orthodontic Department of the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, UK. Forty sets of post-treatment study models from patients treated using a pre-adjusted edgewise appliance (20 Roth and 20 MBT) were selected. The models were masked and shown in a random order to nine experienced orthodontic clinicians, who were asked to assess the quality of the outcome, using a pre-piloted questionnaire. The principal outcome measure was the Incisor and Canine Aesthetic Torque and Tip (ICATT) score for each of the 40 post-treatment models carried out by the nine judges. A two-way analysis of variance was undertaken with the dependent variable, total ICATT score and independent variables, Bracket prescription (Roth or MBT) and Assessor. There were statistically significant differences between the subjective assessments of the nine judges (P<0.001), but there was no statistically significant difference between the two bracket prescriptions (P = 0.900). The best agreement between a clinician's judgment of prescription used and the actual prescription was fair (kappa statistic 0.25; CI −0.05 to 0.55). The ability to determine which bracket prescription was used was no better than chance for the majority of clinicians. Bracket prescription had no effect on the subjective aesthetic judgments of post-treatment study models made by nine experienced orthodontists.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Orthodontic Society. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in European Journal of Orthodontics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2014 12:19 |
Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2014 20:52 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ejo/cjr126 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/ejo/cjr126 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79080 |