Keywords
anterior teeth
orthodontics
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the mesio-distal width of anterior teeth in a sample of Malagasy population.
It was carried out in a student population of the Institute of Tropical Odonto-Stomatology of Madagascar in the University of Mahajanga. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The duration of the study was 9 months, and the study period was 4 months. All students with or without wisdom teeth were included in the study. Those with proximal caries or fillings, edentulousness greater than one tooth, tooth shape or number anomalies, and finally those who were reluctant to the study were excluded.
The study population consisted of 131 students, 67 of whom were females and 64 males. The mesio-distal measurement of the maxillary incisors is in ascending series from the lateral to the central. The central incisors have the largest size compared to the other anterior teeth. In the mandible, the measurements of the anterior teeth are in descending order from canine to central incisors. The male gender has a larger size of teeth compared to the female gender.
Our study confirms the importance of knowing the mesio-distal measurement of teeth in establishing the diagnosis in orthodontics because of the existence of ethnic variations in dental dimensions.
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