Table 3. Comparison of the tooth width measurements between the plaster models and intraoral scans.
Measurements (mm) | Plaster model | Intraoral scan | Difference | P value | |||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Maxilla | |||||||
Central incisor, right | 8.20 | 0.41 | 8.15 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.207 |
Central incisor, left | 8.17 | 0.54 | 8.14 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.564 |
Lateral incisor, right | 7.15 | 0.52 | 6.94 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.134 |
Lateral incisor, left | 7.10 | 0.30 | 7.04 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.303 |
Canine, right | 7.93 | 0.41 | 7.84 | 0.45 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.169 |
Canine, left | 7.77 | 0.35 | 7.76 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.840 |
1st premolar, right | 7.35 | 0.34 | 7.35 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.922 |
1st premolar, left | 7.37 | 0.28 | 7.35 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.178 |
2nd premolar, right | 7.02 | 0.36 | 6.98 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.621 |
2nd premolar, left | 7.05 | 0.26 | 7.07 | 0.23 | -0.02 | 0.15 | 0.652 |
1st molar, right | 9.98 | 0.44 | 9.94 | 0.50 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.425 |
1st molar, left | 9.99 | 0.50 | 9.90 | 0.60 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.133 |
Mandible | |||||||
Central incisor, right | 5.36 | 0.28 | 5.32 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.236 |
Central incisor, left | 5.37 | 0.34 | 5.30 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.097 |
Lateral incisor, right | 5.96 | 0.29 | 5.89 | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.099 |
Lateral incisor, left | 5.97 | 0.33 | 5.99 | 0.32 | -0.02 | 0.15 | 0.694 |
Canine, right | 6.89 | 0.48 | 6.88 | 0.47 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.892 |
Canine, left | 6.87. | 0.40 | 6.81 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.634 |
1st premolar, right | 7.21 | 0.45 | 7.23 | 0.38 | -0.02 | 0.19 | 0.701 |
1st premolar, left | 7.23 | 0.44 | 7.15 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.388 |
2nd premolar, right | 7.24 | 0.35 | 7.20 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.092 |
2nd premolar, left | 7.16 | 0.40 | 7.16 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.920 |
1st molar, right | 11.27 | 0.62 | 11.29 | 0.52 | -0.02 | 0.18 | 0.605 |
1st molar, left | 11.18 | 0.53 | 11.16 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.570 |
SD, Standard deviation.
P values were obtained from paired t-test.