Mesiodistal and faciolingual diameters of the permanent teeth in a Jordanian population

Highlights • Males had larger teeth than females both mesiodistally and faciolingually. • There was a wider variation in faciolingual than in mesiodistal dimension. • There was a secular trend to a slight reduction and wider variation in tooth size. • There was a secular trend to a slight reduction...

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Published in:Archives of oral biology 2017-01, Vol.73, p.253-258
Main Author: Shaweesh, Ashraf I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Advanced Basic Science
Bicuspid - anatomy & histology
Child
Cuspid - anatomy & histology
Dentistry
Dentition, Permanent
Diameter
Dimension
Faciolingual
Female
Humans
Jordan - epidemiology
Jordanian population
Male
Mandible - anatomy & histology
Maxilla - anatomy & histology
Mesiodistal
Molar - anatomy & histology
Odontogenesis
Odontometry - methods
Odontometry - statistics & numerical data
Permanent teeth
Tooth Crown - anatomy & histology
Tooth, Deciduous - anatomy & histology
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Summary:Highlights • Males had larger teeth than females both mesiodistally and faciolingually. • There was a wider variation in faciolingual than in mesiodistal dimension. • There was a secular trend to a slight reduction and wider variation in tooth size. • There was a secular trend to a slight reduction in sexual dimorphism.
ISSN:0003-9969
1879-1506
DOI:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.10.026