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- Title
Correlation of spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion stages with a hand-wrist skeletal maturity index: A cone beam computed tomography study.
- Authors
Alhazmi, Anwar; Aldossary, Mohammed; Palomo, J. Martin; Hans, Mark; Latimer, Bruce; Simpson, Scott
- Abstract
To examine the correlation between spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion stages and the hand-wrist skeletal maturity index. Digital records of 164 individuals (77 males, 87 females) aged 10 to 18 years old were examined. Three-dimensional CBCT scans and hand-wrist two-dimensional radiographs were scored for the spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion stages and hand-wrist skeletal maturity index, respectively. Statistical analyses were performed for associations using R software with a significance threshold of P<.01. A significant positive relationship was demonstrated between spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion stages and hand-wrist skeletal maturity in both sexes. The Kendall's rank correlation τ between hand-wrist skeletal maturity index and spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion percentage were high and positive in males and females (r =.74 and r =.71, respectively). The significant, positive relationship between the hand-wrist skeletal maturity index and spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion stages support the idea of using spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion as a biological indicator for craniofacial and mandibular growth spurt prediction.
- Subjects
KENDALL (Fla.); CONE beam computed tomography; SKELETAL maturity
- Publication
Angle Orthodontist, 2021, Vol 91, Issue 4, p538
- ISSN
0003-3219
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2319/062920-596.1