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INTRODUCTION: An ideal orthodontic treatment involves qualitative and quantitative measurements of dental and skeletal components to evaluate patients' discrepancies, such as facial, occlusal, and functional characteristics. Deciding between orthodontics and orthognathic surgery remains challenging, especially in borderline patients. Advances in technology are aiding clinical decisions in orthodontics. The increasing availability of data and the era of big data enable the use of artificial intelligence to guide clinicians' diagnoses. This study aims to test the capacity of different machine learning (ML) models to predict whether orthognathic surgery or orthodontics treatment is required, using soft and hard tissue cephalometric values. METHODS: A total of 920 lateral radiographs from patients previously treated with either conventional orthodontics or in combination with orthognathic surgery were used, comprising n = 558 Class II and n = 362 Class III patients, respectively. Thirty-two measures were obtained from each cephalogram at the initial appointment. The subjects were randomly divided into training (n = 552), validation (n = 183), and test (n = 185) datasets, both as an entire sample and divided into Class II and Class III sub-groups. The extracted data were evaluated using 10 machine learning models and by a four-expert panel consisting of orthodontists (n = 2) and surgeons (n = 2). RESULTS: The combined prediction of 10 models showed top-ranked performance in the testing dataset for accuracy, F1-score, and AUC (entire sample: 0.707, 0.706, 0.791; Class II: 0.759, 0.758, 0.824; Class III: 0.822, 0.807, 0.89). CONCLUSIONS: The proposed combined 10 ML approach model accurately predicted the need for orthognathic surgery, showing better performance in Class III patients.
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A agenesia dos incisivos laterais superiores compromete a função e a estética, prejudicando o desenvolvimento e autoestima do paciente. O tratamento pode se dar pela abertura dos espaços e reposição dos dentes ausentes por meio de implantes ou reposição mesial dos caninos, seguido pelo seu recontorno em incisivos laterais. A transformação dos caninos em laterais apresenta diversos desafios ao ortodontista devido às diferenças entre torque, volume e cor entre esses dentes, o que, se não devidamente corrigido, pode impactar negativamente no resultado do tratamento. A técnica MBT apresenta diversas versatilidades de bráquetes que podem ser utilizadas com a finalidade de otimizar a movimentação, compensar as diferenças anatômicas e facilitar o tratamento de diversos tipos de casos com arco reto. O caso clínico apresentado mostra o tratamento da agenesia dos incisivos laterais superiores por meio do fechamento de espaço em uma paciente padrão III, com mordida cruzada anterior seguindo a técnica MBT, fazendo uso das relatadas versatilidades de bráquetes de caninos e pré-molares para atingir um posicionamento ideal desses dentes, com as alterações de torque e angulações necessárias. O tratamento incluiu o fechamento de espaços, a extração de pré- -molares inferiores e transformação dos caninos em incisivos laterais, obtendo uma correta relação anterior, oclusão funcional e bom resultado estético.(AU)
Maxillary lateral incisors agenesis compromises the patient's function and aesthetics, impairing the development and self-esteem. Main treatment options are open space for future implant restoration or canine substitution. Canine substitution usually requires restorative treatment to ideally recreate maxillary lateral incisors torque, volume, and color to achieve treatment goals and satisfy the patient's expectations. MBT system presents versatilities that can be used to optimize orthodontic movements, compensate dental anatomic discrepancies, and facilitate some straight-wire cases. This case report describes the orthodontic management of a Class III with anterior cross-bite patient that presented maxillary lateral incisor agenesis. The patient was treated with canine substitution following the MBT technique. Versatilities for canine and premolars were used to achieve the best position, torque, and angulation. The treatment also included mandibular first premolar extraction, space closing, and restorative treatment to re-anatomize the canine into a lateral incisor, achieving proper anterior relation, functional occlusion, and best esthetic result (AU)