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| Author(s): |
Vitória Leite PASCHOINI
[1]
;
Sarany Vargas GRILLO
[2]
;
Ana Carla Raphaelli NAHÁS-SCOCATE
[3]
;
Murilo Fernando Neuppmann FERES
[4]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Odontologia Restauradora - Brasil
[2] Universidade de Guarulhos. Faculdade de Odontologia de Guarulhos. Departamento de Ortodontia - Brasil
[3] Universidade de Guarulhos. Faculdade de Odontologia de Guarulhos. Departamento de Ortodontia - Brasil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Odontopediatria - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia; v. 70, 2022-11-21. |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT Objective: Amongst other factors, the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment in children and adolescents depends on the identification of most appropriate intervention timing, which has been traditionally based on the identification of maturational stages. There is a wide variety of radiographic methods to identify these phases, either through skeletal parameters, or dental calcification. Considering that the reliability of any given assessment tool is required to enable its safe clinical use, and aiming an appropriate implementation of these parameters in future researches, this study was performed to assess the reproducibility of radiographic growth evaluation methods. Methods: Lateral teleradiographs, hand-wrist, and panoramic radiographs of sixty-eight orthodontic patients randomly selected from files of the Orthodontics Graduation Course (Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, SP, Brazil) were evaluated by two examiners to access both intra- and inter-examiner reproducibility of the assessment methods conceived by Baccetti et al.; Fishman; Greulich and Pyle; Nolla and Demirjian et al. Results: All methods analyzed showed satisfactory intra- and inter-examiner reliability. Among those that evaluated skeletal maturity, a relatively better performance was observed for Baccetti’s method. Fishman’s and Greulich’s parameters presented similar rates, as did Nolla’s and Demirjian’s. Conclusion: The assessment tools analyzed presented adequate reproducibility and might potentially be used as assessment tools to evaluate children and adolescent’s craniofacial growth. Further researches could evaluate the accuracy of radiographic dental calcification parameters for the identification of craniofacial growth stages. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/20923-2 - Identification of the puberal growth spurt, according to permanent teeth calcification and eruption stages |
| Grantee: | Vitória Leite Paschoini |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |