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ArticleBMC oral health2023

Morphometric analysis of tooth morphology among different malocclusion groups in a hispanic population.

Hesham Alsaigh, Murad Alrashdi

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Article in BMC oral health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hesham AlsaighOrthodontics Section, Dentistry Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. h.alsaigh@hotmail.com.
Murad AlrashdiDepartment of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahd Medical City · SAQassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere have been reports of unique dental morphological features amongst Latin American and Hispanic populations, and this might invalidate the use of current orthodontic diagnostic tools within this population. There are no tooth size/tooth ratio normative standards for the Hispanic population, despite overwhelming evidence about differences in tooth size between racial groups.

objectiveThis study aimed to determine whether there are significant differences in 3-D tooth shape between patients with Angle Class I, Class II, and Class III dental malocclusion in the Hispanic population. METHODOLOGY: Orthodontic study models representing Hispanic orthodontic patients with Angle Class I, II, and III dental malocclusions scanned using an intra-oral scanner. The scanned models were digitized and transferred to a geometric morphometric system. Tooth size shape were determined, quantified, and visualized using contemporary geometric morphometric computational tools using MorphoJ software. General Procrustes Analysis (GPA) and canonical variates analysis (CVA) used to delineate the features of shape that are unique to each group.

resultThe study revealed differences in tooth shape between the different dental malocclusion groups on all twenty-eight teeth that were studied; the pattern of shape differences varied between the teeth and the dental malocclusions. The MANOVA test criteria, F approximations, and P-values show that shape in all the groups was significantly different < 0.05.

conclusionThis study revealed differences in tooth shape between the different dental malocclusions on all teeth, and the pattern of shape differences varied between the different dental malocclusions group.

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MalocclusionMalocclusion, Angle Class IMalocclusion, Angle Class IIMalocclusion, Angle Class IIIToothHispanic or LatinoHumansHispanicMalocclusionShapeTooth morphologyTooth size

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PMID37013534
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