Ewa Parciak

Abstract

Dental esthetics and tooth proportions have become increasingly relevant in dentistry, as the cosmetic demands of patients increase. Determining the appropriate esthetic dimensions of the maxillary anterior teeth is an important aspect in fixed and removable prosthodontics. The proportion of facial structures and the relationship between facial measurements and natural teeth could provide additional guidance in selecting denture teeth as well as in determining ideal teeth size for fixed restorations. There have been many publications on this topic, however, the subjects in these studies have been mostly selected from the Caucasian race. With the increasing diversity of the American population there is a need to gain more data on tooth sizes and their proportions among multiple races.

The purpose of this study was to investigate if there is a relationship between the mesiodistal dimensions of the six maxillary anterior teeth and the following facial dimensions: bizygomatic width, interpupillary distance, intercanthal distance, interalar width and intercommissural width among the three different races (Asian, Black and White).

LLU Discipline

Prosthodontics

Department

Prosthodontics

School

School of Dentistry

First Advisor

Kattadiyil, Mathew T.

Second Advisor

Baba, Nadim Z.

Third Advisor

Goodacre, Charles J.

Fourth Advisor

Strutz, Judith M.

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

2015

Date (Title Page)

9-2015

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Odontometry; Cephalometry; Anatomic Landmarks; Face - Anatomy & histology

Subject - Local

Dental esthetics; Tooth proportions; Asians; African Americans; Caucasians; Maxillary Anterior Teeth

Type

Thesis

Page Count

47

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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