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- Title
Evaluation of Skeletal Maturation in Lingayat Children.
- Authors
Kumar, K. Kiran; Singh, Inderpreet; Kumar, B. Sunil; Babu, R. Haranadh; Karpe, Shameem; Raj, Pradeep
- Abstract
Background: The success of orthodontic treatment depends on the time at which treatment is planned, which further depends on parameters like skeletal maturation. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 110 boys and 110 girls of Lingayat community, aged 11-13 years. For all the subjects, left hand and wrist radiographs, chronological age, height, weight, and date of onset of menarche nine for girls were recorded. Results: Both Lingayat boys and girls showed advanced skeletal age (SA) than chronological age and were found to mature earlier than the standard British and the Australian (Melbourne) population. Lingayat girls had a mean of 4 months advanced SA than the Lingayat boys. Conclusion: Our study can act as standard indicator for assessing skeletal maturity on which timing of orthodontic treatment can be planned.
- Subjects
SKELETAL maturity; LINGAYATS; ORTHODONTICS; HAND radiography; WRIST radiography
- Publication
Journal of International Oral Health, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 12, p1089
- ISSN
0976-7428
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2047/jioh-08-12-08