New regression equations for predicting human teeth sizes

Head & Face Medicine

Table 1 Mesiodistal Lower Incisor (LI), Upper Canine and Premolar (UCPM) and Lower Canine and Premolar (LCPM) tooth sizes per sex

			N	Mean ± SD(mm)	Minimum	Maximum	S. Error	CI 95%	P value
LI	Sex	T	359	23.04 ± 1.45	17.77	26.39	.08	22.89 – 23.19
		M	169	23.04 ± 1.46	17.77	26.39	.11	22.82 – 23.26	n.s.
		F	190	23.03 ± 1.44	19.39	26.11	.10	22.83 – 23.24	n.s.
UCPM		T	359	22.11 ± 1.07	19.49	25.49	.06	21.99 – 22.22
		M	169	22.31 ± 1.06	19.68	25.25	.08	22.15 – 22.47	**
		F	190	21.92 ± 1.04	19.49	25.49	.08	21.77 – 22.07	**
LCPM		T	359	21.60 ± 1.12	18.37	24.62	.06	21.48 – 21.71
		M	169	21.82 ± 1.11	19.35	24.62	.09	21.65 – 21.99	**
		F	190	21.40 ± 1.09	18.37	24.47	.08	21.25 – 21.56	**

t-Test of independent samples for assessing homogeneity of measurements per sex. n.s = notsignificant; ** = p < 0.01. Male + Female(Total); Male(M) and Female(F).

ISSN: 1746-160X