Open AccessDiagnostic reliability of the third finger middle phalanx maturation (MPM) method in the identification of the mandibular growth peak
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Perinetti,
Valentina Sbardella,
Luca Contardo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjw059
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , medicine , phalanx , annual growth % , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , biology , power (physics) , physics , botany , quantum mechanics
The use of the sole third finger middle phalanx for a maturational method has been proposed but not fully investigated. Herein, the diagnostic reliability of an improved five-stage third finger middle phalanx maturation (MPM) method in the identification of mandibular growth peak has been investigated.
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