Comparison of three methods to assess individual skeletal maturity

Abstract

The three methods revealed a high degree of repeatability and reproducibility. Complete agreement among the three methods was observed in 70% of the analyzed samples. The CVM method has the advantage of not necessitating an additional radiograph. The MP3 method is a simple and practical alternative as it requires only a standard dental x-ray device.

Staging hand-wrist and cervical vertebrae images: a comparison of reproducibility

“…4,5 Both hand-wrist (HW) [6][7][8][9][10] and cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) [11][12][13][14][15][16] methods have been evaluated extensively in the literature. 1,2,17,18 Previous studies demonstrated a significant correlation between HW and CVM stages, 17,19 supporting the validity of CVM to determine the stage of skeletal maturation. In addition to validity, it is expected that diagnostic tests demonstrate adequate reliability, once its measurements can be repeated by the same or different observers.…”

Lateral comparisons using Fishman's skeletal maturation assessment

“…Fishman's SMI handwrist analysis is the method of choice used at the MMC Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. While some studies have noted a disadvantage in exposing a radiograph of the hand-wrist area and advocate the use of cervical vertebrae maturation staging from an existing lateral cephalogram, 10,11 others have questioned the reliability of the latter. 12,13 Our clinic has found that hand-wrist radiographs are easily implemented, simple to evaluate, and a valuable adjunct to our diagnostic workup.…”

Diş hekimliğinde kemik yaşı tayininde kullanılan yöntemler: derleme

“…5,8,19,28,29,49,51,55,60,61 Yapılan çalışmaların sonuçlarına göre periapikal radyografi ile alınan MP3 aşamaları boyun omuru aşa-maları ile karşılaştırıldığında MP3'ün iskeletsel olgunlaşmanın saptanmasında tek başına yeterli olabileceği belirtilmiştir. 4,[53][54][55]62,63 Her iki cinsiyet için de kemik yaşı tayininde MP3'ün el-bilek radyografileri ile yüksek oranda uyumlu sonuçlar verdiği saptanmıştır.…”

“…4,52,63 Literatürde el-bilek, boyun omurları ve MP3 kemiklerinin olgunlaşmasını dişlerin kalsifikasyonu ile karşılaştıran çeşitli çalışmalar mevcuttur. Dişlerin kalsifikasyonlarının boyun omurlarının olgunlaşma aşa-maları ile ilişkisini pozitif olarak saptayan çalışmalar bulunmaktadır.…”