A Study on Incidence of Primary Incisor Spacing in School Children of Chidambaram

CONTEXT: Pedodontic treatment services are expanding in India and it would be desirable if quantitative information regarding primary dental spacing and crowding are available. A knowledge of dental spacing and crowding is essential to predict future orthodontic needs of patients and to formulate treatment plans. AIM: To find out the incidence and pattern of primary incisor spacing and measurement of incisor liability in the school children of Chidambaram between ages of three and five years. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: One hundred school children from seven schools in Chidambaram comprised the population of this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Impression, radiograph taken to measure the necessary values. RESULTS: Incisor spacing is measured. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present study indicated that primary incisor spacing appeared to be a more common feature of the normal deciduous dentition of Chidambaram school children