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<p>The purpose of this study was to identify variables of malocclusion that might be associated with attrition and then to quantify the relationship between these variables and attrition. The results of this study indicate that, with all other factors held constant, a patient's attrition score tends to: increase with age, increase with bite depth, decrease initially with overjet until a critical value and then increase, and be unaffected by sex, interincisal angle, U1 to NA angle, Angle classification, posterior or anterior cross bites. Further, we discuss the statistical treatment of data of this kind and emphasize the importance of a professional approach to analysis.</p>
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The purpose of this study was to identify variables of malocclusion that might be associated with attrition and then to quantify the relationship between these variables and attrition. The results of this study indicate that, with all other factors held constant, a patient's attrition score tends to: increase with age, increase with bite depth, decrease initially with overjet until a critical value and then increase, and be unaffected by sex, interincisal angle, U1 to NA angle, Angle classification, posterior or anterior cross bites. Further, we discuss the statistical treatment of data of this kind and emphasize the importance of a professional approach to analysis.

The Association between Occlusion and Attrition

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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{"article-title":"The Association between Occlusion and Attrition"}

The purpose of this study was to identify variables of malocclusion that might be associated with attrition and then to quantify the relationship between these...

The Association between Occlusion and Attrition

Published Online: Jan 25, 2024

Page range: 138 - 142

Received: Jun 01, 1992

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1992-0002

Keywords
Occlusion, attrition, statistical modelling

© 2023 Anthony Ritchard et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Association between Occlusion and Attrition

Published Online: Jan 25, 2024

Page range: 138 - 142

Received: Jun 01, 1992

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1992-0002

KeywordsOcclusion, attrition, statistical modelling

© 2023 Anthony Ritchard et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Occlusion, attrition, statistical modelling