Abstract
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to evaluate determinants of maxillary canine impaction taking into account both canine position related variables and the pattern of facial growth.Material and MethodsA retrospective clinical and radiographic analysis was carried out on 109 patients aged between 9 and 10 years at the time of first evaluation. At baseline, SN-GoMe angle, the interincisal angle, the canine angle α and the canine distance d were used to characterize canine location and vertical facial growth. At the end of a two years follow up period the eruption state of each canine of each patient was recorded and accordingly classified as erupted or impacted on a clinical and radiographic basis. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed, including correlation among the studied variables and principal components analysis; several machine learning methods were also used in order to built a predictive model.ResultsAt the end of the two years follow up period after the first examination, 54 (24.77%) canines were classified as impacted. Except for Angle α values, there were no statistically significant differences between impacted and erupted canines. The studied variables were not significantly correlated, except for the SN-GoMe Angle and the distance d in the impacted canine group and the angle α and the distance d in erupted canines group. All variables, except for SN-GoMe Angle in erupted canines, have a partial communality with the first two principal components greater than 50%. Among the learning machine methods tested to classify data, the best performance was obtained by the random forest method, with an overall accuracy in predicting canine eruption of 88.3%.ConclusionsThe studied determinants are easy to perform measurements on 2D routinely executed radiographic images; they seems independently related to canine impaction and have reliable accuracy in predicting maxillary canine eruption. Key words:Canine impaction, Determinants, Facial growth.
Highlights
The pathogenesis of maxillary canine impaction, a common [1,2] and clinical challenging dental condition, can be related to genetic and anatomical factors
Two theories have been proposed: the genetic theory [3] and the guide theory [4,5,6]. The former seems to be sustained by the observation that maxillary canine impaction is often associated with other genetic conditions such as: facial cleft, skull and facial syndromes, other congenital alterations of shape and number of teeth [2,7,8]
The aim of this study is to evaluate determinants of canine impaction, by measuring a number of variables on both panoramic and lateral head films, taking into account both canine position and the pattern of facial growth, and elaborate a model capable to predict the risk of impaction on a case by case basis
Summary
The pathogenesis of maxillary canine impaction, a common [1,2] and clinical challenging dental condition, can be related to genetic and anatomical factors. Two theories have been proposed: the genetic theory [3] and the guide theory [4,5,6] The former seems to be sustained by the observation that maxillary canine impaction is often associated with other genetic conditions such as: facial cleft, skull and facial syndromes, other congenital alterations of shape and number of teeth [2,7,8]. The aim of this study is to evaluate determinants of canine impaction, by measuring a number of variables on both panoramic and lateral head films, taking into account both canine position and the pattern of facial growth, and elaborate a model capable to predict the risk of impaction on a case by case basis. The aim of this study is to evaluate determinants of maxillary canine impaction taking into account both canine position related variables and the pattern of facial growth. Conclusions: The studied determinants are easy to perform measurements on 2D routinely executed radiographic images; they seems independently related to canine impaction and have reliable accuracy in predicting maxillary canine eruption
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