Abstract
ABSTRACTIntroduction: Currently, no method is considered effective for the evaluation of digital models in the Certification Examination of the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics (BBO), considering the parameters of the currently used manual method. Objective: Thus, the aim of this study is to verify the reliability of an evaluation method for digital models that could be used in the BBO exam, compared to the gold standard.Methods: Measurements were performed by five previously calibrated examiners. Samples of ten sets of plaster models of the final phase of orthodontic treatment were measured using a manual method (Objective Grading System, OGS). These models were digitized using a 3D scanner and exported to Geomagic Qualify software, in which the measurements were made with the proposed digital method. These measurements were repeated using five models, after fifteen days. The intra-examiner performance with this method was analyzed with a paired t-test, whereas the inter-examiner analysis was carried out with analysis of variance and Tukey’s test. To compare the manual and digital methods, a paired t-test and Pearson’s correlation analysis were performed.Results: A statistically significant difference was found. The results showed that, when compared to the manual method, the digital method was effective in measuring the OGS in four of the seven variables studied: Marginal Ridge, Overjet, Occlusal Contact, and Interproximal Contact. The variables Alignment, BL inclination, and Occlusal Relationship showed a great amount of dispersion in the findings.Conclusion: Further studies are needed to develop an adequate digital methodology that can be used for all OGS variables.
Highlights
No method is considered effective for the evaluation of digital models in the Certification Examination of the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics (BBO), considering the parameters of the currently used manual method
The results showed that, when compared to the manual method, the digital method was effective in measuring the Objective Grading System (OGS) in four of the seven variables studied: Marginal Ridge, Overjet, Occlusal Contact, and Interproximal Contact
Further studies are needed to develop an adequate digital methodology that can be used for all OGS variables
Summary
No method is considered effective for the evaluation of digital models in the Certification Examination of the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics (BBO), considering the parameters of the currently used manual method. The Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Facial Orthopedics (BBO) is an entity that promotes clinical excellence within the specialty of orthodontics. A candidate presents the results from six clinical cases after orthodontic treatment is completed. The plaster models are evaluated under the Objective Grading System (OGS), which is used to judge the orthodontic case using a metric system developed by the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO).[1,2,3]. Due to the increasing demand for digital models, OrthoCAD has developed a tool 7 to enable the inclusion of digital models in the final clinical case assessment performed in the ABO candidate examination.[8]. Some studies evaluating this feature have determined that the tool cannot replace manual measurements in plaster models.[5,6,9]
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