A Comparative Study to Access Cephalometric and Arch Width Characteristics of Class II Division 1 and Division 2 Malocclusions among a Indian and Turkish Population

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the cephalometric and dental arch width in Indian population and to compare the same with Turkish population. Material and Methods: The dental arch dimensions of study cast of selected sample among Indian population was collected and the data was entered in the spreadsheet for the statistical analysis using SPSS software version 20.Inter examiner variability was tested among the trained dentist. The reliability between the examiners was tested two days prior to the study. Results: The difference of all the parameters was found to be significant when compared between Indian and Turkish population. Conclusion: The study yielded a database about dental arch width with different definitions by which different studies can be compared.