A Comparative Study on the Effects of Intelligent Diagnosis in Orthodontics and Conventional Orthodontic Treatment

Abstract

Objective: To observe and investigate the therapeutic effects of intelligent diagnosis in orthodontics compared to conventional orthodontic treatment. Methods: A total of 96 patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in our hospital from September 2022 to July 2024 were selected as the study subjects and randomly divided into a conventional  group and an intelligent group, with 48 patients in each group. The conventional group received conventional orthodontic treatment measures, while the intelligent group adopted intelligent diagnosis in addition to conventional  orthodontic treatment. The clinical effects, aesthetic outcomes, and changes in canine width, molar width, and Little's index were compared between the two groups after orthodontic diagnosis. Results: The average error in two-dimensional cephalometric measurements in the intelligent group was significantly lower than that in the conventional  group (p<0.05), while there was no significant difference in accuracy within the 2-4mm error range between the two groups (p>0.05). In terms of aesthetic outcomes, the nasolabial angle, mentolabial angle, and upper lip length in the intelligent group were significantly better than those in the conventional group (p<0.05). No significant differences were observed in facial angle, H angle, and lip thickness parameters between the two groups (p>0.05). The intelligent group significantly outperformed the conventional  group in terms of changes in canine width, molar width, and Little's index (p<0.05). The orthodontic success rate in the intelligent group (93.75%) was significantly higher than that in the conventional  group (79.17%) (p<0.05).Conclusion: Intelligent diagnosis in orthodontics contributes to enhance the precision of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment, reducing medical disparities, enabling less experienced practitioners to achieve professional standards comparable to those of experienced practitioners, and broadly improving the medical standards in the field of orthodontics.