title: Contemporary permanent tooth dimensions, with comparisons to G.V. Black's data.
abstract: The tooth dimensions most commonly cited in the dental literature are those published by the famous restorative dentist G. V. Black late in the 19th century. We report here on the crown dimensions of a large series of contemporary North American Whites and show that Black's values differ significantly from modern values, but not in any consistent or predictable fashion. Black supplied no information about the nature of his sample. We suggest that it may be time to replace Black's data with modern tooth size standards.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthodontics, Pediatric Dentistry and Community Health, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Benjamin G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Burris
mesh_terms: D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D009811:Odontometry; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D044465:White People