ANALYSIS OF MAXILLARYANTERIOR TEETH AND VARIOUS FACIAL
DIMENSIONS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA Fares Al-Sehaibany`, BDS, DMSc INTRODUCTION 5 esthetics, but also to Iacial esthetics. Actual tooth size and morphology are addressed in dental literature, but 6-8 inconsistent inIormation is presented. The width oI the ental and Iacial esthetics are considered as one oI the primary goals Ior patients seeking dental anterior teeth is considered more crucial than their length, 1 D while the diIIerence in mesiodistal crown diameter has treatment. Loss oI the anterior teeth due to 9-13 been reported to be larger Ior men than Ior women. The trauma or other Iactors is considered as a traumatic most inIluential Iactors contributing to a harmonious experience that prompts children and adults to seek dental 2 anterior dentition are the size, shape, and arrangement oI care. The main goal oI dental clinicians is to have the the maxillary anterior teeth, particularly the maxillary maxillary anterior teeth restore optimal dentolabial 14-16 3,4 central incisors as viewed Irom the Iront. relations in harmony with the overall Iacial appearance. The development oI new techniques has led to a greater 17 The study oI Al Wazzan on Saudi adult subjects number oI treatment options that maximize the likelihood showed that intercanthal distance can be used as a oI an attractive outcome. There is little scientiIic data in preliminary method Ior determining the width oI the the dental literature to use as a guide Ior deIining the maxillary anterior teeth. Several anatomic proper size and shape oI anterior teeth or determining measurements have been proposed to aid in determining normal relationships Ior them. The size and Iorm oI the the correct size oI the anterior teeth, among them maxillary anterior teeth are important not only to dental bizygomatic, interalar widths, and interpupillary 18-22 distance. Arelationship between the widest part oI the 23 nose and the anterior dental arch has been reported. One oI the available methods that can aid in the selection oI the 67 1PDAVol. 20 No. 2 Apr-1un 2011 OB1ECTIVE: The aims oI this study were to: 1). Analyze the clinical crown dimensions oI the maxillary anterior teeth with respect to their width, height, and width to height ratio. 2). Compare the interpupillary distance and bizygomatic Iacial width with the central incisors widths, and 3). Compare interalar width and intercanine width between male and Iemale adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODOLOGY: Two hundred sixty Iive subjects with age range Irom 16 to 18 years old were examined using Iull Iace standardized digital photographs Ior Iacial dimensions, and sectional plaster dental casts Ior maxillary anterior teeth measurements. The analysis oI anterior teeth measurements and several Iacial widths were analyzed using the inIormation obtained Irom both the computer images and the dental casts. Descriptive statistics and independent-sample -test were carried out to summarize the data. RESULT: The results oI this study showed that no statistically signiIicant diIIerence was observed Ior width to height ratios oI the central incisors and canines between male and Iemale subjects (P~0.05). However, a statistically signiIicant diIIerence (P0.05) was observed between the male and Iemale in width to height ratios oI the lateral incisors The ratios oI the interpupillary distance to the width oI the maxillary central incisors showed no statistically signiIicant diIIerence between the two gender (P~0.05). The interalar width showed statistically signiIicant diIIerences between male and Iemale subjects (P0.01). CONCLUSION: The results oI the current study are considered to be oI importance to the clinician making treatment decisions Ior adolescents. Maxillary anterior teeth, Facial dimensions, Adolescents. KEYWORDS: J Pak Dent Assoc.2011; 20 (2): 67-72 * Assistant ProIessor, Department oI Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College oI Dentistry, King Saud University, Kingdom oI Saudi Arabia. Correspondance :~Dr. FaresAl Sehaibany <falsehaibanyksu.edu.sa~ width oI anterior teeth is the use oI the nasal width, the so- maxillaryanterior teeth. 24,25 called 'nasal index. Using an anthropoid model Ior No spacing or crowding in the maxillary anterior sexual diIIerences in which a male is considerably larger teeth. than a Iemale has been observed that many human No attrition or Iracture in the maxillary anterior populations also show dimorphism in dental dimensions teeth. 26,29 oI children and adults. Varying degree oI sexual No historyoI Iacial and/or dental trauma. dimorphism in human dentition may result Irom both Iood No previous orthodontic treatment. 15 resources exploited and environment utilized. Latta 30 ., reported a signiIicant diIIerence in the interalar width The subjects were examined by one examiner in a and the interpupillary distance between diIIerent races and standing position. AIull Iace photographs in a Irontal view
gender. Racial and gender diIIerences in the average in a rest position were taken using digital camera (Pentax dimensions oI the maxillary anterior teeth have been Optio S5, Golden, CO, USA). Acephalostat machine was reported, but the results were valid only Ior speciIic used to stabilize the head with FrankIort plane parallel to isolated populations. In addition, some populations the Iloor. The digital photographs were taken with a demonstrated no correlation between dental morphology standard distance Irom the subjects. Alginate impression 5,12-14 and gender. (Dentsply, Dentsply Int. Inc.,York, PA, USA) was taken using a disposable sectional tray as shown in Figure 1, and These Iindings indicate the need Ior evaluation oI poured immediately with orthodontic plaster ( Whip Mix , anterior dentition Ior comparisons among diIIerent Exeter, KY, USA). 31 populations Ior both gender. Johnson pointed out that the knowledge oI diIIerent dimensions oI Iacial appearance might aid practitioners, since the treatment given would then be in harmony with the Iacial appearance Ior patients oI diIIerent races. ThereIore, knowledge oI racial norms may help speciIy certain esthetic and Iunctional modiIications Ior treatment plans to accommodate the multiple racial groups within modern societies. The literature showed no studies were done to compare maxillary anterior teeth dimensions and Iacial widths between male and Iemale adolescents in Riyadh. The aims oI this study were to: 1). Analyze the clinical crown dimensions oI the maxillary anterior teeth with respect to their width, height, and width to height ratio. 2). Compare the interpupillary distance and bizygomatic Iacial width to the central incisors widths, and 3). Compare interalar width and intercanine width between male and Iemale adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. . The measurements oI the anterior teeth were made directly on plaster dental casts. Width and height measurements were made on the Iacial surIace oI the This cross-sectional study was carried out on 265 maxillary anterior teeth and recorded in millimeters (mm) subjects (146 male and 119 Iemale), with age range Irom16 using Digital caliper (Rocky Mountains Inc., Denver, CO, to 18 years old. The subjects were randomly selected Irom USA) with sharp tips. The width measurements were dental clinics, College oI Dentistry at King Saud obtained by measuring the maximum distance between University and two private dental clinics in diIIerent areas the mesial and distal contact points oI the tooth as 32 oI Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to the Iollowing described by Hunter and Priest. The tips oI the digital criteria: caliper were inserted Irom the labial side oI each tooth and No cranioIacial deIormity. held incisally parallel to the long axis oI the tooth. Then No missing maxillary anterior teeth. the tips oI the gauge were closed until theycontact withthe No caries or restoration in the maxillary anterior contact points oI the tooth. The Length measurements teeth. were obtained by measuring the maximum distance betweenthe incisal and gingival portionoI the tooth. No signs oI gingival inIlammation in the METHODOLOGY 68 1PDAVol. 20 No. 2 Apr-1un 2011 Analysis of Maxillary Anterior Teeth and Various Facial Dimensions among Adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Sehaibany F Fig 1: Aview oI the disposable sectional tray The width and the height oI the counterpart oI each Interpupillary distance (IPD) was measured Iorm tooth was measured, the sum oI the right and the leIt side midpupil to midpupil. The interalar width (IAW) was measured as the width oI the alae oI the nose Irom the were calculated then the mean value were obtained Ior the widest points in the external surIace as shown in Figure 3. width and the height oI each tooth. The dental casts and the The data were entered into the computer using "Statistical Iacial photographs were numbered Ior the ease oI Package Ior the Social Science" (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, identiIication. The measurements on the dental casts were USA) version 16.0 Ior statistical analysis. Pearson done as careIully as possible to avoid any damage on Correlation CoeIIicient was used to determine the intra- beaks contact. examiner reliability. The measurements oI 35 randomly selected subjects were redone two weeks later to determine measurements error. Descriptive statistics including the mean and standard deviation were calculated Ior all measurements. Statistical comparison oI the data oI this study was perIormed with independent samples -test. The signiIicant level was set at 0.05.. In this study Pearson Correlation CoeIIicient showed high reliability oI intra-examiner reliability oI repeated measurements by the investigator (0.994 r 0.997). \ The intercanine width was measured as a horizontal distance between the cusp tips oI the upper canines as shown in Figure 2. The Iacial dimensions were measured using imaging soItware (Adobe PhotoShop CS, version 8.0, Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, USA). Bizygomatic width (BFW) was determined by measuring the distance between the two zygomatic prominences. Table I, represents descriptive statistics oI the widths and height oI the maxillary central, lateral incisors and canines Ior both gender. When the mean widths and height values oI the central, lateral incisors and canines were compared, the results showed that the mean coronal widths and height measurements oI central incisors and canines were greater in male than the corresponding dimensions Ior Iemale subjects. The diIIerence was statistically signiIicant with the central incisors being the widest teeth Ior both genders (p 0.05, P 0.02). Moreover, the coronal width oI the lateral incisor was observed to be greater in male than Iemale subjects, which was statistically signiIicant (P 0.02). However, the lateral incisors did not exhibit signiIicant diIIerence in height between the two genders (P ~ 0.05) as shown in RESULT 69 1PDAVol. 20 No. 2 Apr-1un 2011 Analysis of Maxillary Anterior Teeth and Various Facial Dimensions among Adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Sehaibany F Fig 2: Occlusal view oI the plaster cast showing the intercanine width (ICW). Fig 3: Facial Irontal view showing Interpupillary Distance (IPD), Bizygomatic Facial Width (BFW) and Interalar Width (IAW). a MeanSD Min Max MeanSD Min Max PValue (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) Table I: Mean and standard deviation of the width and height of the maxillary anterior teeth in millimeter for both gender a Independent Samples -test S SigniIicant, *P 0.05, **P0.02, NSNon SigniIicant (P~0.05) CIW mean width oI central incisor LIH mean height oI lateral incisor CIH mean height oI central incisor CW mean width oI canine LIW mean width oI lateral incisor CH mean height oI canine Male Female CIW 8.91+0.41 8.51 9.30 8.52+0.34 8.30 8.74 S** CIH 10.23+0.38 9.95 10.51 9.82+0.36 9.64 10.00 S** LIW 6.82+0.28 6.61 7.03 6.41+0.31 6.24 6.58 S** LIH 8.65+0.39 8.47 8.83 8.53+0.40 8.31 8.75 NS CW 8.16+0.33 8.11 8.21 7.64+0.32 7.42 7.86 S* CH 10.21+0.42 10.12 10.30 9.51+0.38 9.30 9.72 S* Table I. The mean width to height ratios oI the maxillary anterior teeth Ior male versus Iemale subjects respectively, were observed as Iollows: central incisors (87) versus (86), lateral incisors (79) versus (75) and canines showed equal ratio Ior the two genders( 80). Acomparison between male and Iemale oI the ratios oI the central incisors and canines showed no statistically signiIicant diIIerences (P~ 0.05). However, a signiIicant diIIerence (P 0.05) was observed between the male and Iemale in width to height ratios oI the lateral incisors as shown in Table II. Direct measurements Irom dental casts provided values that are not aIIected by the soIt tissue and adjacent 33 teeth. Lundstrom who recorded the dimensions oI six anterior teeth intra-orally and on casts the diIIerences between the two measurements were not signiIicant. When restoring dentitions oI patients, diIIerent dimensions oI maxillary anterior teeth must be taken into consideration because esthetics deal with perception and 22 composition is not isolated or Iragmented inIormation. The dimensions oI the maxillary anterior teeth have been The ratio oI the interpupillary distance to the width studied in term oI size and morphology in order to chart oI the maxillary central incisors showed no statistically 11 gender characteristics. ScientiIic data regarding teeth signiIicant diIIerence between the two gender (P ~ 0.05). dimensions norms are useIul to dental practitioners when values oI 7.6 and 7.4 were Iound Ior male and Iemale restoring anterior teeth to optimize dental and Iacial subjects respectively. esthetics. Some authors measured the width oI the maxillary central incisors in several racial groups and On the other hand, the results oI this study showed no noted variations in most oI them, with male subjects statistically signiIicant diIIerence in the ratio oI 3,5 having wider central incisors thanIemale subjects. bizygomatic Iacial width to central incisor width (P ~ 0.05) between the two gender, the values Ior male and In some studies, it has been reported that the maxillary Iemale subjects were 16.5, 16.2 respectively as shown in anterior teeth oI male were wider and longer than those Table III. 3,4 oI Iemale. It was reported that the mean width and height oI the clinical crowns oI the maxillary anterior teeth oI Iemale in black population subjects are greater than the corresponding dimensions in Iemale subjects in a white 12,16 population. In the present study, the mean width and height values Ior the central incisors and the canines Ior male subjects were signiIicantly greater than the corresponding dimensions Ior Iemale subjects, with the central incisors being the widest teeth in both genders. 3,4 These Iindings coincide with the results oI other studies. The lateral incisors displayed similar height averages Ior both genders, which does not coincide with other 13,27 reports. In as study oI 443 Saudi adults subjects oI The interalar width showed statistically signiIicant 17 diIIerences between male and Iemale subjects (P0.01). Arab extraction, Al Wazzn reported that the mean Furthermore, when the two genders were compared a mesiodistal width oI the central incisors oI male subjects statistically signiIicant diIIerence was observed in the is signiIicantly greater than that oI Iemales, which is in intercanine width (P 0.05) as shown in Table IV. agreement with the Iindings oI the present study. Variation 34 based on gender has also been reported by Abdullah, DISCUSSION 70 1PDAVol. 20 No. 2 Apr-1un 2011 Analysis of Maxillary Anterior Teeth and Various Facial Dimensions among Adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al Sehaibany F a Male Female PValue W/H W/H Table II: Width (W) to height (H) ratios of the maxillary anterior teeth by gender a Independent Samples -test S SigniIicant, *P 0.05, NSNon SigniIicant (P~0.05) CICentral Incisor, LI Lateral Incisor, CCanine CI 0.87 0.86 NS LI 0.79 0.75 S* C 0.80 0.80 NS a Male Female PValue Mean SD Mean SD (mm) (mm) Table III: Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the ratios of the Interpupillary distance and bizygomatic facial width to the width of central incisor by gender a Independent Samples -test NSNon SigniIicant (P~0.05) IPD/WCI interpupillary distance to central incisor width BFW/WCI Bizygomatic Iacial width to central incisors width. IPD/WCI 7.6+0.31 7.4+0.28 NS BFW/WCI 16.5+0.80 16.2+0.76 NS Table IV: Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the interalar width and intercanine width by gender a Independent Samples -test SSigniIicant, *P 0.05, **P0.01 IAWInteralar width ICWIntercanine width IAW 34. + .8 32. 3 .8 31. + .6 29 15 32.86 S** 7 1 5 6 0 1 . ICW 2.1+1.5 9.7 34.5 0.8+1.2 28.71 3 .9 S 3 2 3 2 0 * Male Female a Mean SD Min Max Mean SD Min Max P-value (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) which revealed that male subjects had greater coronal central incisors exhibitingthe greatest width. widthoI the central incisors than Iemales. 3. Width to height ratios oI the canines were equal Previous studies suggested that width to height ratios Ior the twogenders. oI the maxillary anterior teeth were not aIIected by gender 4. Interalar and intercanine widths were and the width oI the canines indicated important gender 4,13 signiIicantlydiIIerent betweenthe two genders. . and racial diIIerences. 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