Background: The maxillary anterior teeth are important in achieving pleasing dental aesthetics. Various methods\r\nare used to measure the size and form of them, including the golden proportion between their perceived widths,\r\nand the width-to-height ratio, referred to as the golden standard. The purpose of this study was conducted to\r\nevaluate whether consistent relationships exist between tooth width and height of the clinical crown dimensions;\r\nand to investigate the occurrence of the golden proportion of the maxillary anterior teeth.\r\nMethods: Dental casts of the maxillary arches were made in this cross-sectional study from MAHSA University\r\nCollege students who met the inclusion criteria. The 49 participants represented the Malaysian population main\r\nethnics. The dimensions of the anterior teeth and the perceived width of anterior teeth viewed from front were\r\nmeasured using a digital caliper.\r\nResults: Comparison of the perceived width ratio of lateral to central incisor and canine to lateral incisor with the\r\ngolden proportion of 0.618 revealed there were a significant statistical difference (p < 0.05). The statistical difference\r\nwas significant for the width-to-height ratio of central incisors to the golden standard of 80%. There was no\r\nsignificant difference in the comparison among ethnic groups for the golden proportion and the golden standard.\r\nConclusions: The golden proportion was not found to exist between the perceived widths of maxillary anterior\r\nteeth. No golden standard were detected for the width-to-height proportions of maxillary incisors. Specific\r\npopulation characteristics and perception of beauty must be considered. However, ethnicity has no association with\r\nthe proportions of maxillary anterior teeth.
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