title: Tooth size symmetry--a comparative analysis of tooth sizes among secondary school children.
abstract: A study was carried out to determine the mesio-distal crown dimensions of permanent teeth, and to find out if there were any symmetry of the tooth sizes in a population of Nigerian children. The sample consisted of 250 secondary school children (125 males and 125 females) randomly selected from 3 secondary schools within Ibadan metropolis. Their age ranged from 12-15 years the mean age was 12 +/- 0.5 years. The results showed that there were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the right and left sides of the dental arch with the exception of the maxillary second premolars and the female mandibular canines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Adeyemi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Isiekwe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009549:Nigeria; D009811:Odontometry; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*