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The value of an assessment of skeletal maturity in orthodontic diagnosis
Author(s) -
Broadbent B. Holly,
Golden William H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330350320
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , natural (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , function (biology) , computer science , orthodontics , medicine , psychology , biology , developmental psychology , machine learning , evolutionary biology , paleontology
The diagnosis of an orthodontic case includes not only an assessment of present structure and function but estimates of the extent to which further natural growth is to be expected. This natural growth may assist manipulative treatment; its absence may indicate a need for surgical correction. Estimates of facial growth potential, while not precise, are assisted greatly by assessments of skeletal maturity.