Original Article
Year : 2017 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 4 | Page : 136-140
The applicability of Bolton's tooth size ratios for population-specific malocclusion
Zafar Iqbal Javed Iqbal Sayed1, Anish Dnyneshwar Doke2
1 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharashtra, India, 2 Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Zafar Iqbal Javed Iqbal Sayed
Flat No-1, A-Wing, Ground Floor, Parekh Nagar Society, Kurar Village, Malad (East), Mumbai - 400 097, Maharashtra, India.
Abstract:
Aims:
This study aims to evaluate the Bolton ratio in Beed population in Maharashtra with different malocclusion.
Materials and Methods:
Fifty study casts were taken from the patients undergoing orthodontic treatment, and individuals were divided into three groups: Group I (Angle's Class I, n = 25), Group II (Angle's Class II, n = 25), and Group III (mean of Group I and Group II).
Statistical Analysis Used:
ANOVA and Tukey's test.
Results:
A mean total Bolton ratio of 93.05 ± 5.87 and a mean anterior Bolton ratio of 81.08 ± 5.93 were found for the sample; significantly, higher mean anterior tooth ratios were found for Group I (Angle's Class I) patients (P < 0.03).
Conclusions:
Mean anterior tooth size discrepancy for Angle Class I individuals was significantly greater compared to Bolton's mean anterior ratio.
Source of Support:
None
Conflict of Interest:
None
DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_35_17
How to cite this article: Sayed ZI, Doke AD. The applicability of Bolton's tooth size ratios for population-specific malocclusion. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2017;8:136-40.
