Comparison Of Maxillary Anterior Teeth And Bizygomatic Width In 17 -18 Year Old Age Group Individuals Of Different Gender

Abstract

Background The facial esthetics depend on anterior teeth . The dentofacial relationship helps in selecting dental characteristics. There exists a relationship between teeth size and face size. For different ethnic groups and races , the facial parameters differ . There are many methods that help in selecting the maxillary anterior teeth.
Aim To assess and correlate the width of maxillary anterior teeth and bizygomatic width in the 17-18 year old age groups individuals of different gender .
Materials and methods: The study was conducted among the undergraduate students of a private dental college in Chennai . The bizygomatic width and the width of maxillary anterior teeth of the participants were measured using a spreading caliper and vernier caliper respectively . Data collected were tabulated in Microsoft excel.The statistical analysis was done using SPSS software version 23.0 .
Results: The study had 60 participants, of which 38.3% were males and 61.7% were females. Males(11.730) have high bizygomatic width and high maxillary anterior teeth width (6.591±0.1083) (p value=0.001) when compared to females's bizygomatic width (11.557) and maxillary anterior teeth(6.538±0.1963) (p value=0.883).
Conclusion: The bizygomatic width and maxillary anterior teeth width was larger in male population compared to the female population. The values obtained can be utilised in selecting appropriate teeth size to obtain optimum facial esthetics .