Open AccessA comparative evaluation of dental calcification stages and skeletal maturity indicators in North-Indian children
Author(s) -
Vijayta Yadav,
Anju Loomba,
Ram Autar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_55_16
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , dentistry , molar , dentition , radiography , stage (stratigraphy) , growth spurt , maturity (psychological) , orthodontics , pathology , biology , radiology , psychology , developmental psychology , paleontology
Many researchers have reported relationships between the calcification stages of individual teeth and skeletal maturity. A few studies are available in the literature about Indian populations. In view of this fact, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the dental calcification stages and skeletal maturity stages among North-Indian individuals. The objective of this study was to determine whether dental calcification can be used as a first-level diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity.