Open AccessEvaluation of validity of Tanaka-Johnston analysis in Mumbai school children
Author(s) -
Chaitali Hambire,
Sunanda G Sujan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.161878
Subject(s) - calipers , orthodontics , mathematics , dentistry , premolar , mandibular arch , permanent teeth , arch , permanent dentition , plaster casts , population , medicine , dentition , geography , molar , geometry , archaeology , environmental health
Estimation of the mesiodistal dimensions of the unerupted canines and premolars in the early mixed dentition is a necessary diagnostic aid in space management. Tanaka-Johnston analysis was developed for North American children. Anthropological study reveals that tooth size varies among different ethnicities. The present study was performed to evaluate the validity of Tanaka-Johnston method of mixed dentition arch analysis in Mumbai school children.