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Table 5 Percentage of subjects according to ethnicity requiring upper and lower anterior correction

From: Measuring tooth size discrepancies using Bolton analysis: a comparative cross-sectional study among major ethnicity in Malaysia

Correction

Upper anterior

Lower anterior

(mm)

Malay (%)

Chinese (%)

Indian (%)

Malay (%)

Chinese (%)

Indian (%)

 < -2

15.4

3.7

9.1

1.9

5.6

4.5

-2 to -1.5

11.5

3.7

15.9

1.9

14.8

6.8

-1.5 to -1

13.5

7.4

6.8

0

11.1

6.8

-1 to -0.5

11.5

14.8

11.4

9.6

13

11.4

-0.5 to 0

15.4

18.5

13.6

19.2

7.4

13.6

0 to 0.5

15.4

7.4

11.4

17.3

24.1

18.2

0.5 to 1

9.6

9.3

9.1

17.3

13

9.1

1 to 1.5

3.8

11.1

9.1

17.3

7.4

18.2

1.5 to 2

0

3.7

2.3

3.8

0

2.3

 > 2

3.8

20.4

11.4

11.5

3.7

9.1