Abstract
The knowledge of anterior tooth width and their relationships with each other is essential for any esthetic and prosthodontic rehabilitation. The objective of this study is to measure the width of the anterior teeth of patients coming to a teritary hospital of Nepal. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from 30th September 2019 to 30th October 2019 after receiving ethical clearance from the institutional review committee (reference number: 2076/77/20). Convenient sampling was done. Point estimate at 99% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Data analysis was done in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21. Out of the 40 participants, the mean width of right and left side of anterior teeth of the maxillary central incisors were 8.62±0.62 mm and 8.65±0.55 mm; maxillary lateral incisors were 6.97±0.74 mm and 7.11±0.78 mm; maxillary canine were 7.81±0.69 mm and 8.15±0.72 mm; mandibular central incisors were 5.37±0.4 mm and 5.43±0.37 mm; mandibular lateral incisors were 5.88±.52 mm and 6.06±0.53 mm; mandibular canine were 6.69±0.55 mm and 6.93±0.7 mm respectively. The difference between the teeth was compared with the central incisors of each side. Our findings of the average values of the anterior teeth and their difference from the central incisors on each side showed an agreement with the optimal relationships of anterior teeth, with the exception of the maxillary lateral incisors, which were 0.5mm larger than the values of the optimal relationship.
Highlights
The knowledge of anterior tooth width and their relationships with each other is essential for any esthetic and prosthodontic rehabilitation
Shrestha et al Anterior Tooth Width Measurements among Patients in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Ethical clearance approval was received from the institutional review committee (IRC) of KIST Medical College
Summary
The knowledge of anterior tooth width and their relationships with each other is essential for any esthetic and prosthodontic rehabilitation. The objective of this study is to measure the width of the anterior teeth of patients coming to a teritary hospital of Nepal. The width of anterior teeth and their relation to one another, play a crucial role in dental prosthesis design, especially when replacing, missing or modifying malformed teeth and in the treatment planning of esthetics rehabilitation where patients desire to improve their smile appearance.[1] of teeth to be replaced or modified during prosthodontic rehabilitation after or during orthodontic treatment or implant placement.[2] To the best of authors’ knowledge there have not been any studies on individual tooth width and their relationship on Nepalese population till date. Shrestha et al Anterior Tooth Width Measurements among Patients in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. The difference in dimensional measurement accuracy between one tooth to another gives an idea to the prosthodontist and dental laboratory regarding the size
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