Odontometry of deciduous anterior teeth of the melano-Ivorian subjects

• Published in: International dental & medical journal of advanced research Vol. 6; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Kolomdou, Koné, Manuel, Savi De Tove M, Boris, Kouamé, Ramata, Bakayoko-Ly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangalore Incessant Nature Science Publishers Private Limited 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Children & youth; Dental crowns; Dentists; Girls; Sexes; Studies; Teeth
• ISSN: 2455-2577
• DOI: 10.15713/ins.idmjar.106

Background: The permanent or deciduous anterior teeth is a factor of integration in society and is considered as a discriminating character in the identification of the individual.Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the coronal diameters of the deciduous incisivo-canine group of the Melano-African children from Côte DIvoire.Methodology: The study involved 1790 deciduous anterior teeth of 366 arches casts of 183 Melano-African children from Côte dIvoire, aged from 2 years to 8 years, in stable deciduous and mixed teeth. The coronal diameters were measured at the axial and cervical surfaces by an operator and using a drytip compass, transferred to a graduated ruler followed by statistical analysis. A comparative analysis based on the reduced gap test formula compared the coronal diameters of the incisivo-canine group of the right and left hemispheres, also those of the two sexes. The significance test was equal to t >1.96 at the 0.05 threshold.Results: The coronal diameters of the teeth of the incisivo-canine group do not show any statistical difference between the right and left sides. The diameters of the central incisors are statistically identical to those of the lateral incisors in both arches. In the maxilla, the canines are wider than the lateral incisors but identical to the central incisors. On the other hand, at the mandible, the canine has larger diameters than those of the central and lateral incisors. There is no statistical difference between the coronal diameters of the incisive-canine group of boys and girls at both the maxilla and mandible.Conclusion: The deciduous canine is the widest tooth in the mandible and competes with the deciduous central incisor in the maxilla. The incisivo-canine group does not have any sexual differences.Clinical significance: The use of dental materials of leucoderma subjects has led to many therapeutic failures in our clinical practices, due to their unsuitability and inapplicability in Melano-African children. This work will make it possible to establish real, precise, and specific standards for the African subject, which will be used to design dental materials that can be adapted for the Melano-African children in Côte dIvoire.