Summary:
Anterior tooth discrepancy, an important clinical orthodontic
tool to manage malocclusions, may vary on different race,
ethnicity and gender. Therefore this study on anterior tooth
discrepancy of Bangladeshi malocclusion groups were
formulated to calculate and set up a standard norm, and to
evaluate the gender discrepancy. A cross sectional type study
was done among 207 pretreated dental casts (60 male, 147
female) of malocclusion patient at the Department of
Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, BSMMU, Bangladesh.
Bolton anterior ratio were measured and compared
statistically (in the Angle’s group of malocclusion). No
significant anterior discrepancy was observed between
Bangladeshi male and female groups. A similar value for
anterior discrepancy was observed in neighboring countries.
Key words: Anterior tooth discrepancy, Malocclusion.
(J Banagladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33: 191-194)