Assessment of skeletal maturity using the permanent mandibular canine calcification stages

Skeletal maturity assessment using mandibular canine calcification stages

“…For both genders, canine root formation was complete (stage H) in the majority of subjects at CVMI stages 5 and 6. These results are consistent with the results of other similar studies (15,16,21).…”

“…In this study, dental maturation of the mandibular canine occurred earlier in female subjects than in male subjects, which was in accordance with a previous study (21). In contrast, the results of the studies by Chertcow (13) and Uysal et al (17) showed advanced dental maturation in male subjects.…”

“…Among all the tested teeth, mandibular canines showed a significant association with the stages of development (17)(18)(19)(20)(21). In addition, hypodontia of permanent canine is extremely rare, and the prevalence ranges from 0.18 to 0.29% (22).…”

“…Some studies report high correlations between calcification stages of teeth (dental maturity) and skeletal maturity indicators (13)(14)(15)(16). Some authors investigated correlations between calcification stages of some teeth (canines, second and third molars), and they found that the calcification stage of mandibular canine showed a significant correlation with skeletal maturity (17,18,21). In this study, the correlation coefficients between calcification stages of mandibular canine and skeletal maturity were 0.895 for male and 0.701 for female subjects, and all correlation coefficients were statistically significant, at p<0.001.…”

“…Studies have found that CVMI is a reliable method for skeletal maturity assessment (9,13,15,19,21). Some studies report high correlations between calcification stages of teeth (dental maturity) and skeletal maturity indicators (13)(14)(15)(16).…”