Open AccessCorrelation between Maxillary Canine Calcification and Skeletal Maturation
Author(s) -
Sushil Kumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/26661.9801
Subject(s) - growth spurt , medicine , dentistry , stage (stratigraphy) , orthodontics , radiography , maxillary canine , biology , surgery , paleontology
Skeletal maturation assessment has a great role in many health professions especially in Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics. Functional appliances have proved to be more effective when used at the peak of mandibular growth, rather than before.