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. 2016 Jun 15;11(6):e0157713. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157713

Table 3. Comparison of the tooth width measurements between the plaster models and intraoral scans.

Measurements (mm) Plaster model Intraoral scan Difference P value
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.