<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "A network approach to orthodontic diagnosis"^^ . "Background –  Network analysis, a recent advancement in complexity science, enables understanding of the properties of complex biological processes characterized by the interaction, adaptive regulation, and coordination of a large number of participating components.\r\nObjective –  We applied network analysis to orthodontics to detect and visualize the most interconnected clinical, radiographic, and functional data pertaining to the orofacial system.\r\nMaterials and Methods –  The sample consisted of 104 individuals from 7 to 13 years of age in the mixed dentition phase without previous orthodontic intervention. The subjects were divided according to skeletal class; their clinical, radiographic, and functional features were represented as vertices (nodes) and links (edges) connecting them.\r\nResults –  Class II subjects exhibited few highly connected orthodontic features (hubs), while Class III patients showed a more compact network structure characterized by strong co-occurrence of normal and abnormal clinical, functional, and radiological features. Restricting our analysis to the highest correlations, we identified critical peculiarities of Class II and Class III malocclusions.\r\nConclusions –  The topology of the dentofacial system obtained by network analysis could allow orthodontists to visually evaluate and anticipate the co-occurrence of auxological anomalies during individual craniofacial growth and possibly localize reactive sites for a therapeutic approach to malocclusion."^^ . "2011-10" . "14" . "4" . . "Wiley-Blackwell"^^ . . . "Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research"^^ . . . "16016335" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Antonio"^^ . "Scala"^^ . "Antonio Scala"^^ . . "Guido"^^ . "Caldarelli"^^ . "Guido Caldarelli"^^ . . "Antonella"^^ . "Polimeni"^^ . "Antonella Polimeni"^^ . . "Gaetano"^^ . "Ierardo"^^ . "Gaetano Ierardo"^^ . . "Pietro"^^ . "Auconi"^^ . "Pietro Auconi"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #1195 \n\nA network approach to orthodontic diagnosis\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "QC Physics"@en . . . "RK Dentistry"@en . .