Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : MESIODISTAL TOOTH WIDTH IN A SAUDI POPULATION: A PRELIMINARY REPORT MESIODISTAL TOOTH WIDTH IN A SAUDI POPULATION:A PRELIMINARY REPORT   Document Language : English  Abstract : The purpose of this, ,study was to establish the mesiodistal tooth width of permanent teeth in Saudi population sample. The measurements were obtained from 30 pairs of randomly selected dental casts. The subjects age ranged from 1 3 to 20 years. An electronic digital caliper was used for the measurements. Descriptive statistics was used for the analysis of thedata. The results of this study presents the mean values of the mesiodistal tooth width of permanent teeth in both arches, the error of the method, and the coefficient of variation. The error of the method in present study ranged from 0.02 mm to 0.30 mm, with the first molarsexhibiting the least coefficient of variation while the central and the Iateral incisors showed the most. Hence, the results obtained could be of help in clinical orthodontics for spare assessment. Results are also of importance to anthropologists and may be used as a basis for future studies.  ISSN : 1013-9052  Journal Name : the saudi dental journal  Volume : 5  Issue Number : 2  Publishing Year : 1413 AH 1993 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Tuesday, June 17, 2008  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email زهير مرشد murshid, zuhair Investigator Doctorate zmurshid@kau.edu.sa Files File Name Type Description  MESIODISTAL Arbic.pdf pdf    MESIODISTAL TOOTH WIDTH IN A SAUDI POPULATION.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page