Open AccessA comparison between cervical vertebrae and modified MP3 stages for the assessment of skeletal maturity
Author(s) -
М. В. С. Прасад,
Venkata Suresh Kumar Ganji,
Suja Ani George,
Ashok Kumar Talapaneni,
Sharath Kumar Shetty
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.107264
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical vertebrae , orthopedic surgery , concordance , orthodontics , dentistry , bone age , cephalogram , anatomy , surgery , malocclusion , overbite
Evaluation of skeletal maturity in human individuals is an important aspect in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics because, growth guidance and fundamental structural changes are essential for treatment of skeletal discrepancies in all the three planes. Among various growth assessment methods, cervical vertebra maturation stages and hand wrist have been correlated with the individual growth changes during puberty. The purpose of this study is to determine correlation of the CVM index with the modified median phalanx index (MP3) as described by Rajagopal and Kansal.