Teeth Selection for Edentulous Patients in Saudi Arabia

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Medicine - Dentistry, , language: English, abstract: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To determine various tooth form, arch form and palatal form with gender identification between males and females of Saudi population. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Irreversible hydrocolloid impressions were made of the maxillary teeth of 100 dentate male and female subjects to obtain study casts. A standardized procedure was adopted to photograph the maxillary dental arches and the maxillary central incisors on the study casts taken from each subject. The outline form of tooth, arch and palatal form were determined using a standardized method. The average of six prosthodontist's evaluation were considered who classified the outline tracings visually. The statistical analysis was done using Chi-Square and results tabulated. RESULTS: The predominant tooth is combination form in males and ovoid form in females, the predominant arch is ovoid form in males and square form in females and the predominant palatal form are both U and V shaped in males and U shaped in females. CONCLUSION: Except for the tooth form there was significant difference with arch and palatal form among males and females of the population group studied. The determined tooth, arch and palatal forms are useful in selection and arrangement of artificial teeth among Saudi edentulous population group. Generalising from the study is questionable as the sample size is small. Further studies should be conducted in a larger sample to conform the study results.

Dr. Pavan Kumar Koralakunte Ravi, from Indian nationality, completed his graduation Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in the year 2004 from KLE'S Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka, India. He completed his Post graduation Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Removable and Fixed Prosthodontics Specialty in the year 2009 from Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka, India. He completed specialty training in Dental Implantology in the year 2011 from Implant study group (Isg), Bangalore, Karnataka, India, an affiliate of International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). In 2014, he was awarded as the Fellow of International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), USA and started his professional career as both Prosthodontist and Implantologist. As Academician, he served as Assistant Professor in Bapuji dental college and Hospital, Karnataka, India from 2009 to 2011. As Clinician, he served as Registrar in Dental Specialty Hospital, Ministry of Health (MOH), in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2011-2013. He is presently working as Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Hail University, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2013. He is an International invited guest speaker and has delivered lectures in USA, Saudi Arabia and India in both dental and medical field. He has published articles related to research, reviews and case reports in both International and National peer reviewed indexed dental and medical journals. He has presented many scientific papers and posters in both International and National conferences and conventions. In 2014, he published a text book on his original research work named tooth form- face form correlation in Indian Population. He was nominated as one of the session chair person in 1st World Dental Online Conference, Texas, USA, 2013. Recently, he was elected as one of the editorial board members for an Ophthalmology medical journal named International Journal of Ophthalmic Research (IJOR). His interests are in the field of academic and clinical research in dental biomaterials, prosthetic and implant materials. As clinician, in treating patients who need replacement of their missing natural teeth and surrounding maxillofacial structures by removable prosthesis, fixed prosthesis and implant supported prosthesis.