Think Laterally, Go Mathematically: An Innovative Way to Calculate Bolton's Discrepancy in Cases with Impacted or Congenitally Missing Teeth

Abhishek Bansal

Abstract

The incidence of impacted teeth and congenitally missing teeth is fairly increasing. For the achievement of an ideal occlusion and a good intercuspation, we need to identify the interarch tooth size discrepancy. But in cases with unerupted and missing tooth, considering the tooth size of the missing tooth is questionable. Thereby, we have proposed a mathematical concept for the calculation of the mesiodistal width of the missing tooth. The use of this method in our department is a testimony of its usefulness.