Assessment of bone maturation in cervical vertebrae in Orthodontics patients

Authors

  • Gladia Toledo Mayarí Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatologia "Raúl González Sánchez"
  • Rigoberto Otaño Lugo Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Estomatologia "Raúl González Sánchez"

Keywords:

Maturation stages, cervical vertebrae, skeletal maturation stages, Hassel and Farman's method.

Abstract

Objective: To verify if it is possible to avoid the left hand radiography in assessment of bone maturation in Orthodontics patients. Methods: A cross sectional and descriptive study was conducted in 150 patients admitted in the Orthodontics Clinic of Stomatology Faculty of Havana City from April, 2004 to September, 2006. Patients selected had a good general health status, lack of chronic diseases and of oligodontias, as well as those with malocclusion and that will need a lateral teleradiography of skull carrying out in each patient and also a left hand radiography. In each case Grave's and Brown's and Hassel's and Farman's methods identifying the concordance among them by Kappa coefficient. Results: There were high and very significant statistic concordance coefficients among the assessment carried out in left hand and by cervical vertebrae: female sex Kappa= 0,828 (p< 0,010) and male sex Kappa= 0,767 (p< 0.010). Conclusion: In study patients the bone maturation may be assessed by cervical vertebrae being possible to replace the left hand radiography allowing a resources saving and a better care to patient.

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Published

2010-07-17

How to Cite

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Toledo Mayarí G, Otaño Lugo R. Assessment of bone maturation in cervical vertebrae in Orthodontics patients. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2010 Jul. 17 [cited 2025 Feb. 5];47(3):326-35. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2674

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2010): JUL- SEP

Section

Research Article

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