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Effect Of Attending Doctor Changes On Orthodontic Treatment Times And Results, Emily Caskey Peppers
Effect Of Attending Doctor Changes On Orthodontic Treatment Times And Results, Emily Caskey Peppers
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Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine if there was any significant difference in treatment time or results due to varying levels of attending doctor coverage in the Loma Linda University (LLU) graduate orthodontics clinic. Methods and Materials: The main study group of 191 subjects was split into high, medium and low coverage groups by primary attending doctor coverage and then by original attending doctor coverage. Treatment times, treatment results, and other variables were evaluated for each of the groups. Treatment results were evaluated using UK Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) scores. A second study group (289 subjects) included …