| JNDA Vol. 10 No. 2 (July - December 2009) | |
Dental arch length and arch symmetry analysis of Nepalese permanent dentition |
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| Shrestha RM, Bhattarai P | |
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| Abstract | |
Objective: To study the dental arch lengths at canines and first molars of permanent dentitions of Nepalese adults using Lavelle’s method. Materials and methods: Dental stone models of one hundred subjects with normal occlusion and Dentofacial proportion were studied using standard Boley gauze. The study compared gender differences among the Nepalese adults as well as between the Nepalese and Caucasian samples. Results: Arch lengths of the Nepalese males were significantly greater than those of the females at all parameters studied except at mandibular canine. The arch lengths of the Nepalese adults were significantly greater than those of the Caucasians except at mandibular canine. Conclusion: Significant variation between left and right sides of the dental arch lengths at mandibular canine region suggest asymmetry of dental arch among Nepalese adults. |
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| Keywords | |
Arch length, Arch Symmetry, Lavelle’s method |
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