Correlation between Inter Canine Width and Skeletal Patterns in Orthodontic Patients

Abstract

Dental arches vary among people according to tooth size, tooth position, pattern of craniofacial growth and by many genetic and environmental   factors. The   relationships between craniofacial morphology and malocclusion have long been of interest to orthodontists. The objective of this study was to assess how skeletal characteristics in orthodontic patients relate to intercanine width. The sample consisted of hundred good qualities lateral cephalogram and dental casts. Obtaining ethical approval from the research committee of Women Medical and Dental College demonstrates a commitment to conducting research in a responsible and ethical manner. This step ensures that the study respects accepted ethical standards and protects the rights and welfare of the participants Pre-treatment lateral cephalogram and manual study model with complete permanent dentition except third molars were used to record the measurements. Test subjects between the ages of 14 to 27 were chosen for conducting this study. The mean age of the participants coming out to be 19.62 ± 4.54 years. After running the correlation analysis, a very insignificant and weak although positive correlation was found between the UICW and N⊥A (p=0.705, ρ=0.038), and also between UICW and N⊥Pog (p=0.946, ρ=0.094). Inferring from the results of the study, it is concluded that the correlation between N⊥A and UICW, N⊥Pog and LICW is not a very significant one.