Japanese tooth positions and their relation to panoramic radiography

1. Tooth positions did not vary between ages and sexes in Japanese. 2. As the arches lengthened posteriorly, anterior tooth positions showed little variation. 3. Japanese tooth positions lie within the range shown for Caucasoid and Negroid persons. 4. Japanese tooth positions have a shorter anteroposterior dimension than their Caucasoid and Negroid counterparts. 5. The relationships of Japanese positions to the Panorex, Panelipse, and Orthopantomograph are similar to those found for Negroid and Caucasoid persons.