British Journal of Orthodontics, Vol 23, 335-341, Copyright © 1996 by British Orthodontic Society

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Factors associated with the standard and duration of orthodontic treatment

PJ Taylor, WJ Kerr and JH McColl
Unit of Orthodontics, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, U.K.

The pretreatment and post-treatment study casts and records of 156 completed fixed appliance and removable appliance cases were analysed, and the influence of various factors on the standard of result, as measured by the change in PAR score produced by treatment and the duration of treatment, was assessed. For the purpose of analysis the sample was divided into two groups; a two-arch fixed appliance group (n = 81) and a removable/mini fixed appliance group (n = 75). Multiple regression procedures were carried out separately for both groups, first, with all gathered data and, secondly, with only information which would be known at the start of treatment. For fixed appliances the initial PAR score was consistently an influential variable on change in PAR score and duration of treatment. Patient compliance, the need to extract a permanent first molar and the presence of an anterior crossbite were also important. The initial PAR score also explained much of the variation in change in PAR for removable/mini fixed appliances, but generally, regression models for this group were less well fitting.

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