title: [A longitudinal evaluation of the reliability of a growth forecast in a sample of an untreated population].
abstract: The aim of this study is to verify by a longitudinal study the reliability of growth forecast on a homogeneous Italian female sample. A cephalometric software was used and the result was enough reliable, especially in short term forecast. However, a constant tendency of the program to construct a forecast in hyperdivergency was found.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Ortognatodonzia, Università degli Studi, Pavia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchese
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fraticelli
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Sfondrini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging; D000465:Algorithms; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D015203:Reproducibility of Results