A clinical study to investigate the existence of a relationship between the width of the maxillary anterior teeth and certain facial dimensions in the Syrian population

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Introduction:
Selection of proper sized maxillary anterior teeth is one of the difficult clinical steps in complete denture esthetics. Several studies have been reported to establish methods of estimating the combined width of maxillary anterior teeth.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the inner canthal distance (ICD), inter-alar distance (IAD) and interpupillary distance with the combined width of maxillary anterior teeth in the Syrian Population.
Materials and Methods:
The sample of the research included 100 male and female students from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hama (50 males - 50 females), their ages ranged from (19-30) years. The three parameters, InnerCanthal distance (ICD), Inter-Alar distance (IAD), interpupillary distance (IPD), and combined width of maxillary anterior teeth of each subject were measured with digital Vernier caliper. The data of the first stage obtained was statistically analyzed using Student’s independent T-test, Pearson Correlation Coefficients and One-Way ANOVA. The level of confidence was set at 95%.
Results:
The statistical study showed a weak correlation between (inter-alar distance, inter-pupillary distance, InnerCanthal distance) and the width of maxillary anterior teeth, and accordinglyThe results showed that there were The width of maxillary anterior teeth in males is greater than that of females in the Syrian Population. The average width of the natural maxillary anterior for both sexes is (45.91) mm.
Conclusions:
it can be concluded that relying on the previous parameters in order to determine the width of teeth is an unfair work. Reliable, but not reliable.