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C L Satish Babu, T Sunil, M S Rani

Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society

|December 2, 2011

Summary

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Proportionate tooth size is crucial for ideal occlusion. This study found that commercially available artificial teeth exhibit slight variations in tooth size ratios compared to established standards, though these differences were not statistically significant.

Keywords:

Anterior ratio Bolton's tooth size ratio Overall ratio

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Dental Materials

Background:

Achieving ideal occlusion requires proportionate maxillary and mandibular teeth.
This proportion is essential for proper alignment, overjet, overbite, and Class I molar relationships.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate tooth size relationships in commercially available artificial teeth.
To determine if existing artificial teeth meet the standards for ideal occlusion.

Main Methods:

A survey was conducted on the tooth size ratios of artificial teeth.
Comparison of measured ratios against standard Bolton's ratios.

Main Results:

Slight variations were observed in anterior and overall tooth size ratios compared to Bolton's standards.
These observed differences were not statistically significant.

Conclusions:

Commercially available artificial teeth show minor deviations from ideal tooth size proportions.
The variations found do not significantly impact the potential for achieving ideal occlusion.