title: Prediction accuracy of computer-assisted surgical visual treatment objectives as compared with conventional visual treatment objectives.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This present study used the conventional visualized treatment objectives (VTOs) as a tool to evaluate the predictive value of the Dolphin computer-assisted VTOs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Presurgical cephalometric tracing predictions generated by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and the Dolphin Imaging software were compared with the postsurgical outcome as seen on lateral cephalometric tracings. Sixteen measurements of the predicted and actual postsurgical hard tissue landmarks were compared statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A paired Student's t test showed that 7 measurements had statistically significant differences for the conventional VTOs (facial angle, P < .0001; AOC, P < .0001; SNB, P = .003; ANB, P = .004; U1-NA-degrees, P = .01; U1-NA-mm, P = .02; and N perp Pog, P < .0001), while 9 measurements were statistically significant ( P = <.0001) for Dolphin (facial angle, P = .0001; AOC, P = .005; SNB, P = .001; ANB, I = .04; U1-NA-degrees, P = .003; PogNB, P = .04; U1-NA-mm, P = .002; N perp Pog, P = .0001; UFH, P = .03; and LFH, P = .03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  From these data, it appears that both VTOs demonstrated good predictive comparative outcome and are equally precise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, State University of New York School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: Christel Buck
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gossett
authors.forename: C Brian
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunford
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lampasso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*