Are Noffel's danger signs pathognomonic of class II division 2? A retrospective comparative study
The 3 Noffel signs, “Ramal height”, “Smiling chin”, and “B-line space”, often present in class II division 2, are called “danger signs” for aesthetics, when they are strongly marked and absolutely need to be taken into account in the therapeutic strategy. The main objective was to assess whether the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International orthodontics 2019-06, Vol.17 (2), p.277-286 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The 3 Noffel signs, “Ramal height”, “Smiling chin”, and “B-line space”, often present in class II division 2, are called “danger signs” for aesthetics, when they are strongly marked and absolutely need to be taken into account in the therapeutic strategy. The main objective was to assess whether the three measurements associated with Noffel signs (Gonion/Articulare distance, Cutaneous Pogonion/Na-B, and B-line space) were pathognomonic of class II division 2. The secondary objective was to determine whether there was a correlation between the severity of Noffel signs and the sagittal and/or vertical skeletal severity of class II division 2.
In this comparative, mono-centric study based on a retrospective cohort, lateral cephalograms of all the growing patients who were treated at the CSERD between 2012 and 2018 and had normodivergent and hypodivergent profiles, were analysed.
The logistic regression analysis showed that only “Total chin” and “B-line space” were significantly related to class II division 2 (P=0.00199; P=0.00778, respectively). The three signs were related to the severity of the hypodivergence, but not to the severity of skeletal class II.
Only “Total chin” and “B-line space” are pathognomonic of class II division 2. The correlation between the severity of Noffel's three signs and skeletal severity exists only in the vertical dimension.
Les 3 signes de Noffel, « Hauteur ramale », « Smiling chin », « B-line space », souvent présents dans la classe II division 2 sont dits « d’alarme » du point vue esthétique, quand ils sont marqués et primordiaux à considérer dans la stratégie thérapeutique. L’objectif principal était d’évaluer si les trois mesures associées aux signes de Noffel (distance Gonion/Articulare, Pogonion cutané/Na-B, et aire « B-line space ») étaient pathognomoniques de la classe II division 2. L’objectif secondaire était de savoir s’il existait une corrélation entre la sévérité des signes de Noffel et la sévérité squelettique sagittale et/ou verticale des classes II division 2.
Dans cette étude comparative, monocentrique réalisée à partir d’une cohorte rétrospective, les téléradiographies de profil de tous les patients du CSERD, en cours de croissance, traités entre 2012 et 2018, normo et hypodivergents, ont été analysées.
L’analyse de régression logistique a montré que seuls « Total chin » et « B-line space » étaient significativement liés à la classe II division 2, (p=0,00199 ; p=0,00778, respectivement). Les trois signes étaien |
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ISSN: | 1761-7227 1879-680X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ortho.2019.03.010 |