OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of tooth size discrepancies (TSDs) in an Irish orthodontic population among different malocclusion groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 850 pretreatment sets of orthodontic models at a university clinic, 240 were selected with 30 female and 30 male sets for each malocclusion (Class I, Class II division 1, Class II division 2, and Class III). Digital models ...

OBJECTIVES To review the literature on Bolton's tooth-size discrepancies (TSD) with specific attention to the prevalence of TSD, and the possible influence of different classes of malocclusion, gender and racial group. Also examined were the validity of the standard deviations from Bolton's samples as an indicator of significant TSD, methods of measurement of TSD and their reproducibility. Base...

T ooth-width ratios are used diagnostically to quantify the harmony between the mandibu-lar and maxillary arches. A number of analyses have been developed to compare the tooth-width ratios of malocclusions to standardized norms. 1-4 The Ho-Freer Graphical Analysis of Tooth-Width Discrepancy (GATWD) provides a simple graphic description of tooth-width relationships between the arches, a comprehe...

background & aim: the artificial teeth are produced with same standards for all the ethnics and countries in the world. the purpose of this study was to establish a normative size distribution in a group of students and staffs of shahid beheshti university of medical sciences. methods & materials: 320 individuals participated in this descriptive study. a vernier caliper was used to measure the ...

background and aims. hypodontia is a common developmental abnormality of dentition. this study aimed to determine tooth width in patients affected with mild hypodontia and compare the results with a control group without tooth agenesis. materials and methods. the orthodontic records of 25 patients with congenital missing of one or two teeth (hypodontia group), and 25 subjects with full dentitio...

BACKGROUND For proper intercuspation, the teeth must be proportional in size. If teeth are mismatched, with unusually large teeth in one arch compared to the other, then an ideal occlusion cannot be attained. This study has been done to determine the prevalence of tooth size discrepancies among orthodontic patients in general and also between different malocclusion groups, sex, and to analyze t...