The Bolton Analysis has long been accepted in orthodontics as a diagnostic test to detect, localize and quantify anterior interarch tooth size discrepancy (ITSD). Although the Bolton Analysis has served orthodontics well, current restorative modalities, esthetic concepts and other important clinical factors not available or appreciated at the time of Bolton's work warrant a reassessment of the ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy, reproducibility, efficacy and effectiveness of measurements obtained using digital models with those obtained using plaster models. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 digital models were produced by the Ortho Three-dimensional Models (O3DM) Laboratory and their software (O3DM version 2) was used to obtain measurements. Identical p...

the total irregularity of a graph g is defined as 〖irr〗_t (g)=1/2 ∑_(u,v∈v(g))▒〖|d_u-d_v |〗, where d_u denotes the degree of a vertex u∈v(g). in this paper by using the gini index, we obtain the ordering of the total irregularity index for some classes of connected graphs, with the same number of vertices.

The Bolton Index is one of the most useful calculations for precise orthodontic diagnosis as it shows if there is a correct ratio between dental proportions. However, at times, this calculation is not applied because it is a long and time-consuming procedure compared with digital methods. A new digital method for measuring tooth sizes and for calculating the Anterior (ABI) and the Overall (OBI)...