The dental arch dimensions in Vietnamese children at 7 years of age, and their variation by gender and ethnicity

ConclusionsThis study presents the means of dental arch dimensions in 7 year-old Vietnamese children, and there is no statistical differences in these dimensions between genders of almost studied groups, except Muong group. Ethnic differences are observed only in UCW, UMW and LMW of Muong vs other groups. Furthermore, Vietnamese children have dental arch width similar to the African and Caucasian.
Source: Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research