title: The validation of an orthodontic expert system rule-base for fixed appliance treatment planning.
abstract: A peer review clinical trial was undertaken to assess the appropriateness of the advice produced by an expert system designed to plan orthodontic treatment in which the pre-adjusted bracket appliance was to be used. The results showed that the expert system's treatment plans were as reliable as those produced by a group of orthodontists. Two members of the panel actually ranked the expert system's plans more highly than their own.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Dental Health, University of Bristol Dental School, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mackin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy; D015588:Observer Variation; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012690:Serial Extraction