Regression models of teleradiographic parameters according to the Bjork method in young men and young women with orthognathic occlusion

Abstract

Annotation. The ability to predict the values of certain teleradiographic indicators and their correlations for young people in need of dental care is a promising area of research. The data obtained will be able to more accurately help doctors build a treatment plan. The aim of the study was to build and analyze regression models of teleradiographic parameters according to the Bjork method in young men and young women with orthognathic occlusion. Cephalometric analysis of lateral teleradiograms (49 young men and 76 young women with orthognathic occlusion) according to the modification of the Bjork A. – CFT-Bjork method, performed using OnyxCeph³™ software, 3DPro version, from Image Instruments GmbH, Germany. Cephalometric parameters were divided into three groups: the first – metric characteristics of the skull, which are used as baseline indicators; the second – indicators of the upper and lower jaws; third – indicators that characterize the position of the teeth relative to each other, cranial structures and the profile of the soft tissues of the face. Regression models of teleradiographic indicators by the Bjork method are built in the license package “Statistica 6.0”. When modeling teleradiography indicators according to the Bjork method, which were included in the second group, depending on the indicators of the first group in young men with orthognathic occlusion, 9 out of 13 possible reliable regression models with a coefficient of determination greater than 0.5 (R2 = from 0.528 to 0.775) were constructed. The constructed regression equations most often include the value of the angles S-N-Pog, NSL/NL, NSL/ML, NL/ML, A-N-Pog, S-N-B and the distance Ii-Is. In young women with orthognathic occlusion, 7 reliable models of indicators of the third group were constructed depending on the indicators of the first and second groups (R2 = from 0.508 to 0.844). The constructed regression equations most often include the value of the angles NSL/ML, NL/ML, A-N-Pog, ML/RL and A-N-B. In young men and young women, the models of indicators belonging to the second group, depending on the indicators of the first group, had coefficients of determination less than 0.5, or were not built at all.