Abstract
Summary: Introduction: The aim of this study was to determinethe skeletal age measurement (stages of skeletal maturity) of African continental ancestry (AfroColombians) in boys and girls from 8 to 14 years of Puerto Tejada, Cauca. Material and Methods: thiscross-sectional study examined X-rays of both hands and wrists obtained from 80 boys and girls usingBjörks analysis to evaluate the stage of skeletal maturity. Results: 50% of participants were malegender. 57% of the sample was found with late mixed dentition. According to stage of osseousmaturity, 36.7% of subjects were classified in PP2 (equal width of diaphysis and epiphyses of theproximal phalanx of index finger); 18.2% in MP3 (diaphysis and epiphyses with the same width of thesecond half phalanx of finger). The more maturity stage reached by boys was MP3cap while girlsshowed the highest stage of development Ru, which is complete growth. Conclusions: There aredifferences in the level of maturation according to the gender and race, observing that the AfroColombian girls mature faster than boys. These differences must be considered during diagnosis andtreatment planning in maxillary orthopedic, orthodontics and general medicine. Key words: Agedetermination by skeleton. Growth and development. African continental ancestry group,hand-radiography. Wrist radiography.
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