title: The diastemas in deciduous dentition: the relationship to the tooth size and the dental arches dimensions.
abstract: Tooth size and different arch parameters were studied for influence in the presence or absence of diastemas in the primary dentition. The size of teeth scarcely influences the presence or absence of diastemas, but the dental arch dimensions are closely connected with diastemas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, U.S.C. Santiago de Compostela Dental School, Spain. miguelfacal@ctv.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facal-García
authors.lastname: de Nova-García
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Suárez-Quintanilla
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology*; D003970:Diastema / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D003765:Models, Dental; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D009811:Odontometry; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*