A better statistical method of predicting postsurgery soft tissue response in Class II patients.

Conclusion: The multivariate PLS method was more satisfactory than the OLS method in accurately predicting the soft tissue profile change after surgical correction of severe Class II malocclusions.
PMID: 23914820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - August 5, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Lee HJ, Suh HY, Lee YS, Lee SJ, Donatelli RE, Dolce C, Wheeler TT Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research