1. ComparisontheDimensionsofMaxillaryAnteriorTeethtoGoldenStandardinMenandWomenofanIranianPopulation
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ShivaMahboubi, Mina Nikjou, and ArianAzadnia
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goldenstandard ,maxillaryanteriorteeth ,width ,length ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Toachieveanoptimalaestheticinthemaxillaryanteriorteeth,theratioofwidthtolengthoftheseteethisveryimportant.OneofthepracticalproportionsformeasuringthedimensionsoftheseteethistheGoldenStandard.ThisstudyaimstoevaluatetheprevalenceofGoldenStandardinthemaxillaryanteriorteethandexaminesymmetryonbothsidesanditsrelationshipwithgender.Materials&Methods:Thiscross-sectional(descriptiveandanalytical)studywasdoneonKurdistanmedicalstudentsin2019-2020,100gypsumcastswerepreparedfromthemaxillaofstudents.Eachcast’sphotographwastakenunderstandardconditions.ThewidthandlengthofeachtoothweremeasuredwithAdobePhotoshopCS6softwareandcomparedwiththerange%75-%85.Thedatawasanalyzedbyt-testaccordingtothesideandgender.Inthisstudy,pvalue=0.05wasconsideredsignificant.Results:Thewidth-to-lengthratioofmaxillaryanteriorteethwasintherangeof0.82to0.91inmenand0.84to0.9inwomen.Inthecomparisonoftherightandleftsides,themostasymmetrywasrelatedtothecaninesofmen,andthelowestasymmetrywasrelatedtothecentralincisorandcanineofwomen.Nosignificantdifferenceduetosexwasdetected,excepttheleftcanine(pvalue=0.01),whichwassignificantlyhigherinwomenthanmen.Conclusion:DuetothelowprevalenceofGoldenStandard,insteadoffocusingonafixednumericalratio,theharmonyofanteriorteethdimensionswithotherfacialandjawratiosshouldbeacriterionfordeterminingdimensionsoftheseteeth.
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- 2024
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