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 and aims. the correct relationship of the total mesiodistal width of the mandibular teeth to that of the maxillary teeth (bolton’s ratios) is among the main factors considered in obtaining an optimal occlusion. the present study was conducted to determining the bolton’s ratios before and after treatment in skeletal class i patients. materials and methods. in this descriptive analytic...

Studies indicate that low birthweight (LBW) children display reduced deciduous tooth size but there is little information about permanent tooth size. It has also been shown that dental fluctuating asymmetry (FA) increases in response to various environmental influences, but the relationship between birthweight and FA remains unclear. The aim of this study was to compare tooth size and asymmetry...