Essays on ANB

Discrepancy Index and treatment time

Introduction During the past many decades, considerable efforts have been made to develop reliable and standardized measurement tools in orthodontics. Quantitative indices like the peer assessment rating (PAR) and the objective grading system (OGS) have been successfully used so far to assess outcomes of an orthodontic treatment, but these are limited to occlusal aspects only (Cangialosi, 2004).

ABO’s DI

The American Board of Orthodontics’ (ABO’s) main goal is clinical excellence as it aims to deliver high quality orthodontics. With this goal in mind, it has devised a tool, the Discrepancy Index (DI) with an intention of providing an objective evaluation ...

Introduction

Probability is considered as a measure of expectation about occurrence of an event. Probability is given a corresponding value from 0 to 1 depending upon the chances of occurrence. If the probability of an event’s occurrence is higher which means close to 1 then there are more chances of the event’s occurrence whereas if the probability of an event’s occurrence is lower which means close to 0 then there are lower chances of the event’s occurrence. The concept of probability is given a mathematical place by a theory known as probability theory. This theory is used greatly in various ...

Statistical Management

Question 1 Quantitative analysis is a tool that is used to understand, explain and predict behavior of different phenomena using measurement, research, statistical and mathematical modeling. Quantitative analysis provides a scientific approach to managerial decision making because it involves manipulating and processing raw data into meaningful information using a structured procedure. Quantitative analysis involves seven steps; problem definition, developing the model, acquisition of input data, developing a solution, testing the developed solution, analyzing results from the solution and lastly implementing the results. Problem definition is the most difficult yet most important step in quantitative analysis. The problem needs to be stated ...