A comparative study on methods of measuring mesiodistal tooth diameters for interceptive orthodontic space analysis

Authors:

  • A. A. Al-Dashti
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, England
  • P. A. Cook
    Department of Orthodontics, Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, England
  • M. E. Curzon
    Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, England

ABSTRACT


Aim

This study was designed to find the most reliable method of measurement of mesiodistal tooth diameter.

Methods

Measurements were made of all erupted permanent teeth of 14 orthodontic study casts. These measurements were made directly by
using A) a digital calliper, B) measuring photocopies of casts with a calliper, C) a Magiscan Image Analysis using a photocopy of the
casts. Measurements derived from the two methods were compared by statistical analysis.

Results

These showed that the electronic
digital calliper was the most reliable method of measuring mesiodistal tooth diameter using dental study casts. The measurement of
photocopies was unreliable and the image analysis method had a too high error factor.

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Publication date:

Jun /2005

Keywords:

orthodontics, tooth measurements

Issue:

Vol.6 – n.2/2005

Page:

97 – 104

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: A. A. Al-Dashti, P. A. Cook, M. E. Curzon (2005) "A comparative study on methods of measuring mesiodistal tooth diameters for interceptive orthodontic space analysis", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 6(2), pp97-104. doi:
Vancouver: A. A. Al-Dashti, P. A. Cook, M. E. Curzon. A comparative study on methods of measuring mesiodistal tooth diameters for interceptive orthodontic space analysis. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2005Jun.1 [cited 2025May.15];6(2):97-104. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/a-comparative-study-on-methods-of-measuring-mesiodistal-tooth-diameters-for-interceptive-orthodontic-space-analysis/
MLA: A. A. Al-Dashti, P. A. Cook, M. E. Curzon A comparative study on methods of measuring mesiodistal tooth diameters for interceptive orthodontic space analysis. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2005;6(2):97-104

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