Greg Huang1, Camille Baltuck2, Ellen Funkhouser3, Hsuan-Fang Cathy Wang4, Lauren Todoki5, Sam Finkleman5, Peter Shapiro5, Roozbah Khosravi5, Hsiu-Ching Joanna Ko5, Geoffrey Greenlee5, Jaime De Jesus-Vinas6, Michael Vermette7, Matthew Larson8, Calogero Dolce9, Chung How Kau10, David Harnick11. 1. Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Electronic address: ghuang@u.washington.edu. 2. Western Region, National Dental Practice-Based Research Network, Portland, Ore. 3. Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala. 4. Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; Division of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 5. Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 6. Private practice, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 7. Private practice, Concord, NH. 8. Private practice, Eau Claire, Wis. 9. Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 10. Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala. 11. Private practice, Albuquerque, NM.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This aim of this paper is to describe and identify the practitioner and patient characteristics that are associated with treatment recommendations for adult anterior open bite patients across the United States. METHODS: Practitioners and patients were recruited within the framework of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Practitioners were asked about their demographic characteristics and their treatment recommendations for these patients. The practitioners also reported on their patients' dentofacial characteristics and provided initial cephalometric scans and intraoral photographs. Patients were asked about their demographic characteristics, previous orthodontic treatment, and goals for treatment. Four main treatment groups were evaluated: aligners, fixed appliances, temporary anchorage devices (TADs), and orthognathic surgery. Extractions were also investigated. Predictive multivariable models were created comparing various categories of treatment as well as extraction/nonextraction decisions. RESULTS: Ninety-one practitioners (mostly orthodontists) and 347 patients were recruited from October 2015 to December 2016. Increased aligner recommendations were associated with white and Asian patients, the presence of tongue habits, and female practitioners. TADs were recommended more often in academic settings. Recommendations for orthognathic surgery were associated with demographic factors, such as availability of insurance coverage and practitioner race/ethnicity, and dentofacial characteristics, such as anteroposterior discrepancies, more severe open bites, and steeper mandibular plane angles. Extraction recommendations were largely associated with severe crowding and incisor proclination. CONCLUSIONS: Both doctor and patient demographic factors, as well as dentofacial characteristics, were significantly associated with treatment recommendations for adult anterior open bite patients.
INTRODUCTION: This aim of this paper is to describe and identify the practitioner and patient characteristics that are associated with treatment recommendations for adult anterior open bite patients across the United States. METHODS: Practitioners and patients were recruited within the framework of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Practitioners were asked about their demographic characteristics and their treatment recommendations for these patients. The practitioners also reported on their patients' dentofacial characteristics and provided initial cephalometric scans and intraoral photographs. Patients were asked about their demographic characteristics, previous orthodontic treatment, and goals for treatment. Four main treatment groups were evaluated: aligners, fixed appliances, temporary anchorage devices (TADs), and orthognathic surgery. Extractions were also investigated. Predictive multivariable models were created comparing various categories of treatment as well as extraction/nonextraction decisions. RESULTS: Ninety-one practitioners (mostly orthodontists) and 347 patients were recruited from October 2015 to December 2016. Increased aligner recommendations were associated with white and Asian patients, the presence of tongue habits, and female practitioners. TADs were recommended more often in academic settings. Recommendations for orthognathic surgery were associated with demographic factors, such as availability of insurance coverage and practitioner race/ethnicity, and dentofacial characteristics, such as anteroposterior discrepancies, more severe open bites, and steeper mandibular plane angles. Extraction recommendations were largely associated with severe crowding and incisor proclination. CONCLUSIONS: Both doctor and patient demographic factors, as well as dentofacial characteristics, were significantly associated with treatment recommendations for adult anterior open bite patients.
Authors: Kelly W Choi; Hsiu-Ching Ko; Lauren S Todoki; Samuel A Finkleman; Roozbeh Khosravi; Hsuan-Fang Wang; Ellen Funkhouser; Camille Baltuck; Vishnu Raj; Veerasathpurush Allareddy; John C Matunas; Michael E Vermette; William E Harrell; Jorge C Coro; Geoffrey M Greenlee; Greg J Huang Journal: Angle Orthod Date: 2018-09-12 Impact factor: 2.079
Authors: Lauren S Todoki; Samuel A Finkleman; Ellen Funkhouser; Geoffrey M Greenlee; Kelly W Choi; Hsiu-Ching Ko; Hsuan-Fang Wang; Peter A Shapiro; Roozbeh Khosravi; Camille Baltuck; Veerasathpurush Allareddy; Calogero Dolce; Chung How Kau; Kyungsup Shin; Jaime de Jesus-Vinas; Michael Vermette; Cameron Jolley; Greg J Huang Journal: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Date: 2020-12 Impact factor: 2.650
Authors: Mary Morgan Bitler Keyser; Hillary Lathrop; Samantha Jhingree; Natalie Giduz; Clare Bocklage; Sandrine Couldwell; Steven Oliver; Kevin Moss; Sylvia Frazier-Bowers; Ceib Phillips; Timothy Turvey; George Blakey; Ray White; Raymond P White; Dalton L McMichael; David Zajac; Jeff Mielke; Laura Anne Jacox Journal: FACE (Thousand Oaks) Date: 2022-03-14