Open AccessApplicability of Boston University approach for prediction of mesiodistal width of canines and premolars in the primary schoolchildren of rural Bengaluru: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Richardson V Thomas,
Neeti Bajaj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_70_19
Subject(s) - molar , dentistry , orthodontics , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , medicine , correlation , arch , mathematics , correlation coefficient , mandibular canine , population , statistics , geography , geometry , environmental health , archaeology
Boston University (BU) approach is a method for early prediction of unerupted permanent mandibular teeth widths based on the mesiodistal widths (MDWs) of primary mandibular canines and first molars. The present study was conducted to test the validity of BU approach by comparing it with Tanaka-Johnston (T/J) approach in the contemporary population.