Maxillary anterior teeth dimensions in students of University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University

Pham Nhu Hai, Phan Thi Bich Hanh, Truong Thi Mai Anh, Vo Thi Minh Hao, Nguyen Anh Chi, Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang, Nguyen Vu Mai Khanh, Le Van Hoang Hai, Le Thi Kim Tuyen, Pham Nhu Chau Phuong

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This is a  cross -sectional descriptive study on 70 students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi in 2024. We study the size characteristics and mesial-distal size/height ratio of the maxillary anterior teeth. The results show that the central incisors  have the largest height and mesiodistal dimensions (height 9.39mm; mesiodistal dimension 8.15mm), followed by the canines (height 8.90mm; mesiodistal 7.62mm) then the lateral incisors (height 8.76mm; mesiodistal height 6.64mm).  Male’s teeth are longer than  female's. The proximity-distal size/height ratio  has no significant difference by gender. The anterior teeth in this study population tended to be squarer than in the Chinese and European populations.

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