Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 54. No. 4., 2015.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Association between dental and skeletal maturation stages in Croatian subjects
Tamara Srkoč
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Senka Meštrović
orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-3579
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sandra Anić-Milošević
orcid.org/0000-0003-2641-2364
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Šlaj
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
This study investigated the relationships between the stages of calcification of teeth and cervical vertebral maturation. The sample consisted of 295 subjects (129 male and 166 female), mean age 13.36±2.65 (range 7-18) years. Dental age was evaluated from panoramic radiographs according to the method of Demirjian. Cervical vertebral maturation was determined on lateral cephalometric radiographs using cervical vertebrae maturation stages (CVS). For assessing the relationship between cervical vertebral and dental maturation, percentage distributions of the stages of calcification for each studied tooth were calculated. Only in the first CVS stage, boys and girls were of the same age. In all other stages (CVS 2- CVS 6) girls were by 0.98 (range 0.23-1.86) younger than boys. Gender differences in the mineralization pattern were also observed. It was found that dental maturation was finished earlier in female subjects. The highest correlation coefficient between dental and skeletal maturity was found for second premolars. Mineralization pattern
of second premolars could be considered as a guideline for prediction of the pubertal growth spurt. Dental maturation stages might be clinically useful as a reliable indicator of facial growth.
Ključne riječi
Tooth – growth and development; Cervical vertebrae – growth and development; Head – radiography; Cephalometry; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
154969
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2015.
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