Prediction of mesiodistal canine and premolar tooth width in a sample of Peruvian adolescents.

Objectives: To compare the predicted tooth width measurements of permanent canine and premolars from Tanaka-Johnston regression equations and Moyers probability tables with the in situ measurements in a sample of Peruvian adolescents.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting And Sample Population: Trujillo, Peru; 248 dental casts were measured using a sliding caliper with a Vernier scale rounded to 0.