Pont's Index as applied on Indians

Angle Orthod. 1979 Oct;49(4):269-71. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1979)049<0269:PIAAOI>2.0.CO;2.

Abstract

One hundred dental models of normal occlusion were evaluated to check the reliability of Pont's Index on a North Indian population. It was concluded by the present study that significant correlations were found to exist between the combined maxillary incisor widths and the maxillary intermolar and interpremolar arch widths.

MeSH terms

  • Bicuspid / anatomy & histology
  • Cephalometry / methods
  • Dental Arch / anatomy & histology*
  • Dental Occlusion
  • Humans
  • Incisor / anatomy & histology*
  • India / ethnology
  • Molar / anatomy & histology
  • Odontometry