Vaughan M D, Harris E F
College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
J Tenn Dent Assoc. 1992 Oct;72(4):30-3.
Normative standards for tooth sizes are valuable for assessing a given patient's status, both clinically and for evaluating intrinsic (e.g., genetic, chromosomal aberrations) and acquired conditions. There are, however, very few published standards for American Blacks and none for the deciduous teeth. Mesiodistal and buccolingual crown diameters are reported here for a series of 100 Black children. As with the permanent dentition, the primary teeth of Blacks are appreciably larger than Whites, though the amount differs by tooth type. In general, while all teeth are larger than norms for Whites, the posterior teeth (m1, m2) are preferentially larger. Applications of these standards are discussed.
牙齿大小的标准规范对于评估特定患者的状况具有重要价值，无论是在临床方面，还是在评估内在因素（如遗传、染色体畸变）和后天情况时。然而，针对美国黑人的已发表标准非常少，对于乳牙则尚无标准。本文报告了100名黑人儿童的一系列近远中径和颊舌径冠部直径。与恒牙列一样，黑人的乳牙明显大于白人，尽管不同牙型的差异程度有所不同。一般来说，虽然所有牙齿都大于白人的标准，但后牙（m1、m2）尤其更大。文中还讨论了这些标准的应用。
