Determining skeletal maturation stage using cervical vertebrae: Evaluation of three diagnostic methods

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-437

  Jaqueira, Luci Mara Fachardo ^a   Armond, Mônica Costa ^a   Pereira, Luciano José ^a   de Alcântara, Carlos Eduardo Pinto ^b   Marques, Leandro Silva ^a  

^a Universidade Vale do Rio Verde   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Growth and development; Orthodontics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650624349     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242010000400010     Document Type: Article

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