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, vol.11, no.4, pp.171-175, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.171-175
  • Keywords: Cervical Vertebral Maturation Stage (CVMS), Hand-Wrist Skeletal Stage (HWSS), CHRONOLOGICAL AGE, MANDIBULAR GROWTH, PUBERTAL GROWTH
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.