Maturation Within Different Skeletal Growth Patterns Using Maturation Index in Males.

Cairo University180 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the difference between the maturation stages between different skeletal growth patterns

comparing the maturation of different vertical and horizontal growth patterns using CVMI

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Skeletal Maturation

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 16 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Only male patients between 8-16 years old with clear sharp cephalometric radiograph, the radiographs which have all the cervical vertebrae will be included in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous orthodontic treatment. * Radiographs of poor quality. * Any hereditary diseases or syndromes such as Down's syndrome or cleidocranial dysostosis. * Any disease, trauma or fracture of the jaw that might have affected the normal growth of permanent dentition.

Locations (1)

Faculty of dentistry - Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To evaluate the difference between the maturation stages (measured by CVMI index on lateral cephalograms) between different skeletal growth patterns

Time frame: 8-16 years

Secondary Outcomes

to detect whether there were differences in the onsets of the pre-pubertal, pubertal and post-pubertal stages between the various antero-posterior and vertical skeletal patterns

Time frame: 8-16 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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