title: [Intermaxillary tooth size discrepancies with reference to the Bolton index in a Moroccan population].
abstract: This study has for purpose the evaluation of the frequency of inter-dental disharmony in a Moroccan population via the BOLTON index. Using image processing of their dental moulds, the BOLTON index was measured in 30 patients at the Dentol-Facial Orthopedics Department of Rabat. It results that a high percentage of patients was outside the 2 SD BOLTON interval. Several patients presented significant disharmony that could affect their orthodontic treatments and should be taken into consideration while establishing the proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie dento-faciale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Rabat.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Regragui
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaoui
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aalloula
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009018:Morocco; D009811:Odontometry; D012015:Reference Standards; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*