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Little's irregularity index: a standalone construct

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Orthodontics

the summed displacement of adjacent contact points of the lower front teeth, used to score crowding and relapse.

In orthodontics, Little's irregularity index refers to the summed displacement of adjacent contact points of the lower front teeth, used to score crowding and relapse. This meaning comes from Little (1975) in American Journal of Orthodontics.[1]

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References

Little, R. M. (1975). The Irregularity Index: A quantitative score of mandibular anterior alignment. American Journal of Orthodontics, 68(5), 554-563. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9416(75)90086-x

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