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Skeletal Maturity Evaluation using Maxillary Canine Development in Growing Children

  • Journal of the Korean academy of pediatric dentistry
  • Abbr : J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent
  • 2019, 46(3), pp.247-254
  • DOI : 10.5933/JKAPD.2019.46.3.247
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Pediatric Dentistry
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : November 13, 2018
  • Accepted : December 11, 2018
  • Published : August 31, 2019

Hyunkyoung Yoo 1 Jiyoung Ra 2 Je-Woo Lee 1

1원광대학교
2원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between maxillary canine’s dental maturity and skeletal maturity of growing children. Cephalometric radiographs, hand-wrist radiographs and panoramic radiographs of 299 children aged 6 - 17 years were analyzed to measure the cervical vertebral maturation stages (CVMS), skeletal maturity indicators (SMI) and Demirjian index (DI). Spearman correlation test was used to analyze the correlation between dental maturity and skeletal maturity. There was significant positive correlation between the DI and CVMS in both boys and girls (p = 0.000). Similarly positive correlation was found between the DI and SMI (p = 0.000). The results of this study suggest that the dental maturity of maxillary canine can be used as auxiliary maturity indicator in growing children.

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