Alveolar arch dimensions, orthodontic treatment and absence of permanent teeth among Finnish students. An epidemiologic study.
Statistical comparison of arch width, length and palatal height with age, sex, orthodontic treatment and extractions finds little correlation except a tendency for larger dimensions in males, especially in palatal width, and differences related to postextraction drift.
D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction