Objectives: 1) To determine tooth size ratios in Saudi subjects with Class II, Division 1 malocclusion, 2) to compare tooth size ratios between Saudi males and females and 3) to compare tooth size ratios between Saudi subjects with Class II, Division 1, and Saudi subjects with Class I normal occlusion, and Bolton’s results. Methods: The current study consisted of study models of sixty subjects ...

Study background: Bolton Index is one of the most commonly used analysis in order to evaluate tooth-size discrepancy. Even if this measure could represent an important tool in clinical practice, many Authors questioned its widespread applicability. The aim of this study was to compare the anterior and total tooth width ratios of an orthodontic population with the Bolton standards and analyse di...

Oligodontia is a rare dental anomaly with a prevalence of 0.3% in permanent teeth and much less frequency in the primary dentition. Familial oligodontia represents an absence of varying numbers of primary and/or secondary teeth as an isolated trait. It is a complex and multifactorial condition. Many explanations-evolutionary, genetic, and environmental-have been proposed as the etiology. Simult...