Correlation between Interpupillary and Intercanine Distances in various Facial Forms among Central India Population

Abstract

Background- In order to create a natural appearance, the lost tissue would be represented in roughly equal amounts and location. One way to mimic nature is to place the prosthetic teeth in the same spot as the natural teeth were before.

Aim- This study evaluated any association between the width of anterior maxillary teeth and interpupillary distance in different facial forms among Central India population.

Materials and Methods- Interpupillary and intercanine lengths were measured among 30 people with square facial form, 30 with tapering facial, and 30 with ovoid facial form. An electronic digital vernier calliper, which measures to the nearest 0.01 mm, was the instrument employed to take the measurements. The Excel sheet was updated with the data. IBM, Chicago's SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) 25.0 version was used to analyse the data. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was implemented to analyse the data for probability distribution. SD and mean values were computed. The post hoc and Pearson correlation tests were conducted after the ANOVA.

Result- P-value <0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. A confidence interval of 95 was set up. The groups differed statistically significantly (p-0.04), with mean interpupillary distances of 56.26, 56.97, and 62.68 mm, respectively.The average distance between canines was 56.12 mm, 56.07 mm, and 61.52 mm, respectively. The  differences in the groups were statistically significant (p-0.031).

Conclusion- It was concluded that the interpupillary distance and the width of the anterior maxillary teeth in the various face shapes of the Central Indian population are shown to be positively correlated