Auconi, Pietro and Caldarelli, Guido and Scala, Antonio and Ierardo, Gaetano and Polimeni, Antonella A network approach to orthodontic diagnosis. Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research, 14 (4). pp. 189-197. ISSN 1601-6335 (2011)
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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. Objective – We applied network analysis to orthodontics to detect and visualize the most interconnected clinical, radiographic, and functional data pertaining to the orofacial system. Materials 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. Results – 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. Conclusions – 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2011.01523.x |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | class II and class III malocclusions; craniofacial topology; network analysis |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Research Area: | Economics and Institutional Change |
| Depositing User: | Ms T. Iannizzi |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Feb 2012 13:18 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2012 13:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/1195 |
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