GOLDEN PERCENTAGE IN NATURAL MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH IN AMONG STUDENTS OF A DENTAL COLLEGE
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i03.349Keywords:
golden percentage, golden proportion, esthetics, anterior arch width.Abstract
Objective: To establish the presence of golden percentage in natural anterior maxillary dentition Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among the students of a public sector dental college, fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The golden percentage for each anterior tooth was acquired after measuring the widths of anterior teeth from the cast in frontal view. Anterior arch width was measured from the distal contact point of right side to the distal contact point of left side in frontal view. Data were analyzed using SPSS 17.
Results: 100 subjects were included in the study, the majority of them 21 years old. The mean arch width measured was 43.31 ± 3.24 mm. Golden percentage values calculated for the lateral incisors matched with those recommended by Snow whereas those for the central incisors and canines did not match. The widths of right and left central incisors showed significant statistical difference (p value=0.007).
Conclusion: the natural anterior dentition was not found to exhibit a golden percentage as proposed by Snow. Esthetics is a diverse phenomenon and perceived subjectively. The application of mathematical proportions to the natural dentition would require modifications.
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