Skeletal maturity assessment using mandibular canine calcification stages

• Published in: Acta medica academica Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 120 - 126
• Main Authors: Džemidžić, Vildana, Tiro, Alisa, Zukanović, Amila, Redžić, Ismeta, Nakaš, Enita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bosnia and Herzegovina Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Determination by Teeth; Calcification stage; Cephalometry; Cervical vertebrae; Child; Cuspid - diagnostic imaging; Cuspid - growth & development; Female; Humans; Male; Mandible - diagnostic imaging; Mandible - growth & development; Mandibular canine; Orthodontics; Skeletal maturation; Tooth Calcification - physiology; Mandibular canine; Skeletal maturation; Calcification stage; Cervical vertebrae; Orthodontics

The aims of this study were: to investigate the relationship between mandibular canine calcification stages and skeletal maturity; and to evaluate whether the mandibular canine calcification stages may be used as a reliable diagnostic tool for skeletal maturity assessment. This study included 151 su...