Growth indicators in orthodontic patients. Part 1: Comparison of cervical vertebral maturation and hand-wrist skeletal maturation

Litsas G., Ari-Demirkaya A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.171-175, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-175
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cervical Vertebral Maturation Stage (CVMS), Hand-Wrist Skeletal Stage (HWSS), CHRONOLOGICAL AGE, MANDIBULAR GROWTH, PUBERTAL GROWTH
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim The purpose of this study was to predict the skeletal maturation status based on the assessment of cervical vertebrae from lateral cephalometric radiographs and to compare these findings with the skeletal maturity of the same individuals judged from the hand-wrist radiographs.