title: The average human tooth lengths for black Kenyan population.
abstract: Measurement of tooth lengths was carried out on 537 extracted human teeth. The teeth were collected from adults aged 17 years and above and preserved in formalin. The tooth lengths were obtained by taking measurements off calibrated graph paper. The lengths obtained in this study were comparable to previous data reported in the literature. However, this new data will provide useful guidelines in Kenya for the management of endodontic patients especially in the purchase and stocking of the most appropriate endodontic instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Maina
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Wagaiyu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D004708:Endodontics; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D009811:Odontometry / Q000379:methods; D012016:Reference Values; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*