Sexual dimorphism involved in the mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions of permanent teeth

• Main Authors: Ticiana Medeiros Sabóia (Author), Patricia Nivoloni Tannure (Author), Ronir Raggio Luiz (Author), Marcelo de Castro Costa (Author), Jose Mauro Granjeiro (Author), Erika Calvano Küchler (Author), Leonardo Santos Antunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies indicate that tooth crown diameters are clinical markers for sex differentiation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the degree of sexual dimorphism in different teeth. Maximum mesiodistal (MD) and buccolingual (BL) dimensions of 2400 permanent teeth from 100 pretreatment orthodo...