A practical method for determining pubertal growth spurt

Validity of the assessment method of skeletal maturation by cervical vertebrae: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…1,2 From these, the most used and availed in orthodontic treatment is perhaps the one occurring during puberty, also known as pubertal growth spurt (PGS). 3,4 Chronological age has not proved to be the most reliable method to determine the biological maturity level of the individual, so other indicators are recommended to assess the development stage in which the individual lies.…”

Craniofacial morphology of children with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate following labioplasty and palatoplasty

“…15,16 Hand-wrist radiographs can be used to assess the skeletal maturation. 15 However, the complexity in identification of landmarks can lead to less accurate predictions and the child will be exposed to additional radiation.…”

“…17 To overcome these shortcomings CVM used as a method of assessment of skeletal maturation stages by observing changes in the cervical spinal form and the CVM method is a reliable indicator for assesing skeletal maturity. 16 The peak of the pubertal growth occurred between CVMS II and III. 10 This method eliminates the need for additional radiographic exposure because it can be observed on routine lateral cephalometric radiographs.…”

“…10 This method eliminates the need for additional radiographic exposure because it can be observed on routine lateral cephalometric radiographs. 16,18 Lateral cephalometric radiographs used in this study to see the craniofacial morphology differences between children with of complete unilateral cleft lip and palate post labioplasty and palatoplasty with children without cleft lip and palate as it is a standardized method of measuring. 12 Cephalometric analysis is the most commonly used method to determine the dentocraniofacial morphology.…”

A Simplified Method to Determine the Potential Growth in Orthodontics Patients

“…Shigemi Goto et al (Shigemi Goto et al, 1996) and Rossi et al (Rossi et al, 1999), analyze the changes at level of the first finger, in the distal phalanx and in the proximal respectively, finding that the evaluations at level of the phalanges constitute a quick and useful clinical method, to evaluate the growth potential in patient of Orthodontics. Madhu et al (Madhu et al, 2003) and Ozer et al((Ozer et al, 2006) use the stages of maturation of the middle phalange of the third finger, visualized in an X-ray of 41x31mm., taken with a machine of dental X rays conventional, where they find out that the evaluation of the stages of maturation of the middle phalanx of the third finger, constitutes an alternative method that can be used to determine the bone maturation, of the children in growth. Previous to the realization of this investigation, was not reports that in Cuba the patient's growth potential was evaluated through the middle phalange of the third finger, that which motivated us to determine the stages of maturation of that phalange and to identify the concordance between these and the stages of skeletal maturation, whereas clause that of existing concordance among the same ones, we will have a simplified method, for the determination of the growth potential, without the necessity of using an X-ray of the hand and an additional X-rays machine.…”