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http://dx.doi.org/10.4047/jap.2012.4.2.72

Golden proportion assessment between maxillary and mandibular teeth on Indian population  

Chander, Naveen Gopi (Department of Prosthodontics, SRM Dental College)
Kumar, Vaikunth Vijay (Department of Prosthodontics, Priyadarshini Dental College)
Rangarajan, Vedantham (Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Venkateshwara Dental College)
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The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics / v.4, no.2, 2012 , pp. 72-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
PURPOSE. This study evaluated the existence of golden proportion between the widths of the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth in Indian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The clinical tooth width measurements were recorded with the digital vernier calipers on 576 patients of both sexes in the age group of 21 - 30 years. Flexible ruler was used to determine the width of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth on the patients by the same operator. The data obtained was statistically analyzed using paired student t-test (${\alpha}$=.05). RESULTS. The golden proportion was not found between the width of the right central and lateral incisors in 53% of women and 47% of men. The results revealed the golden percentage was rather inconstant in terms of relative tooth width. CONCLUSION. The golden proportion is an inappropriate method to relate the successive widths of the maxillary anterior teeth in Indian population.
Keywords
Esthetic ratio; Golden proportion; Golden ratio;
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