Abstract
Chronological age conveys only a rough approximation of the maturational status of a person whereas skeletal maturity indicators give a more accurate estimation. Therefore, it is of interest to document the correlation between chronological and skeletal age using CVMI and modified MP3 methods. A total of 39 subjects between the age ranges of 9-16 years were selected for this study. Pre-treatment lateral cephalograms and hand-wrist radiographs of the subjects were used. The skeletal age was analyzed by the Cervical Vertebrae Maturity Index (CVMI) and modified MP3 methods. The data was analyzed with SPSS software version 23.00. Kendall's Tau correlation test was performed to estimate the correlation between chronological age and skeletal age among the subjects and a linear regression test was also performed. Positive correlation was found between chronological age and skeletal age assessed by CVMI method (r= 0.398) and modified MP3 method (r=0.382) with p value >0.003. Thus it can be concluded that there was a positive correlation between chronological age and skeletal age among all the subjects.
Highlights
Growth and Development of every individual is influenced by various factors like genetic, racial, nutritional, hormonal and climatic conditions [1,2]
A positive correlation was found between chronological age and skeletal age as assessed by Cervical Vertebrae Maturity Index (CVMI) method (r=0.398) and modified MP3 method (r=0.382)
A positive correlation was found between chronological age and skeletal age assessed by CVMI method (r= 0.398) and modified MP3 method (r=0.382) with p value
Summary
Growth and Development of every individual is influenced by various factors like genetic, racial, nutritional, hormonal and climatic conditions [1,2]. The CVM method can be applied to determine the optimal treatment time in orthodontics to eliminate an extra hand-wrist radiograph [5]. Abdel Khader HM [8] used MP3 stages for assessing skeletal maturity and later stated various advantages of digital radiography compared to that of conventional radiography like lower exposure time than conventional films and elimination of the darkroom procedures in addition to more clarity of the digital images.This method fulfills the principle of As
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