Relationship of hand wrist and panoramic radiographs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the stage of calcification of various teeth and skeletal maturity stage among Indians individuals. The study subjects consisted of 23 male subjects and 22 female subjects ranging in age from 8 to 20 years. A total of 85 hand-wrist, panaromic radiographs were obtained and analyzed. Skeletal age and skeletal maturity stages were determined form hand-wrist radiographs by using the method outlined in the atlas of Fishman's system. The tooth development of mandibular canines, first and second premolars and second molars were assessed according to the Demirjian system. The second molar was the tooth showing the highest correlation. This suggested that tooth calcification stages from panaromic radiographs might be clinical useful as a maturity indicator after pubertal growth period. Keywords: Tooth calcification, panoramic, radiograph, cephalogram, maturity indicator, Demirijian method, Fishman method
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion Conclusion References Introduction Hand wrist radiographs have used for calculation as skeletal age for many years. The ossification and development [...]