Two phase treatment of Angle Class II: effectiveness and efficacy evaluation using the PAR index

Anderson de Albuquerque CALHEIROS, José Augusto Mendes MIGUEL, Pollyana Marques MOURA, Marco Antonio de Oliveira ALMEIDA

The aim of the present study was to compare orthodontic treatment results of Class II division 1 patients treated in one or two phases (early treatment). The sample was randomly composed by 72 Class II patients (31 males and 41 female), treated by six private orthodontists. The observed mean age was 12 (sd = 2.47) and 9.62 years old (sd= 1.51), respectively for the one phase (n=36) and the two phase treatment group (n=36). The mean initial cephalometric and PAR index values for both study groups were compared using the Student t-test, with no significant difference between them, demonstrating initial severity equivalence of the cases. The final orthodontic evaluation was done by only one calibrated operator, using the PAR index (Peer Assessment Rating) on study models. Results didn’t show any statistical differences among the groups (p=0.647), with mean PAR reduction rate evaluated in 83% and 85% for one and two phase group respectively. The mean treatment time was 43.1 months for the two phase and 35 months for the one phase group (statistically significant, p=0,0158). The more severe was the case, the longer they would take to be finished, but no correlation was found between the duration of intervention, patient gender with the final quality result. Although the present study failed to show significant differences between mean orthodontic results, further studies should be carried in order to identify more accurately which are the patients that would really benefit from class II early treatment.

Keywords: Angle’s Class II. Early treatment. Fixed appliance.

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