Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001):

Intermaxillary tooth size discrepancies among different malocclusion classes: a comparative study.

Full Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a difference exists in intermaxillary tooth size among different malocclusion groups in Saudi patients The study consisted of 240 pretreatment orthodontic casts (Sixty cases in each malocclusion class, in addition to normal occlusion). The results of the study shows no significant difference in the incidence of tooth size discrepancies for the overall ratio and anterior ratio between the different malocclusion groups, except for the anterior ratio in class III malocclusion. Further, no statistical significant difference was observed between males and females When the mean values of the present study were compared to that of Bolton's, a significant difference was found in all the malocclusion classes. We can conclude from this study that Bolton tooth size analysis is an important diagnostic tool, and should be taken into consideration before initiation of orthodontic treatment.

Author information

Author/s: Alkofide, Eman (E); Hashim, Hayder (H);

Affiliation: Orthodontic Postgraduate Program, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. ekofide(-atsign-)ksu.edu.sa

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry (J Clin Pediatr Dent), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 26 (issue 4) : pp 383-7

Dates: Created 2002/08/14; Completed 2002/11/08; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12175133, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Dental Arch - pathology Dental Models Dental Occlusion Female Humans Male

Malocclusion - classification; pathology Malocclusion, Angle Class I - pathology Malocclusion, Angle Class II - pathology Malocclusion, Angle Class III - pathology Odontometry Saudi Arabia Sex Factors Statistics as Topic Tooth - pathology

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