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Home Transverse maxillary deficit and its influence on the cervical vertebrae maturation index

Transverse maxillary deficit and its influence on the cervical vertebrae maturation index

Authors:

  • G. Cossellu
    Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan; Fondazione C Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale ed Odontostomatologia, Milan, Italy
  • G. Farronato
    Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan; Fondazione C Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale ed Odontostomatologia, Milan, Italy
  • O. Nicotera
    Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan; Fondazione C Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale ed Odontostomatologia, Milan, Italy
  • R. Biagi
    Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Milan; Fondazione C Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, UOC di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale ed Odontostomatologia, Milan, Italy

ABSTRACT


Aim

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a transverse maxillary deficit can cause an alteration of vertebral
development and therefore of the skeletal maturation comparing the cervical maturation stages index with the hand-wrist index.

Methods

For the study were selected 200 patients aged 7 - 14 years, equally distributed by gender and divided
into 100 study subjects with maxillary deficit and 100 controls without maxillary deficit. The skeletal maturation index (SM according to
Fishman) was evaluated and compared with the hand-wrist x-rays and the cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM according to Hassel and
Farmann).

Results

Forty-one per cent of the subjects in the test group show a discrepancy between CVM and SM. Among these
73 (30 subjects) present an advanced stage of CVM compared with the corresponding SM. Only 16 of the subjects in
the control group show a discrepancy between CVM and SM. Among these 69 (11 subjects) appear in an advanced CVM
stage.

Conclusion

The analysis of the CVM stage in subjects with transverse maxillary deficit appears to be altered compared with
the SM identified through a hand-wrist x-ray. In the case of individuals with transverse maxillary deficit it is advisable to use also a hand-
wrist x-ray, thus not relying only on CVM for the evaluation of the skeletal growth stages.

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Publication date:

Jun /2016

Keywords:

cervical vertebrae, children, maxilla

Issue:

Vol.17 – n.2/2016

Page:

147 – 150

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: G. Cossellu, G. Farronato, O. Nicotera, R. Biagi (2016) "Transverse maxillary deficit and its influence on the cervical vertebrae maturation index", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 17(2), pp147-150. doi: https://www.ejpd.eu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/EJPD_2016_2_10.pdf
Vancouver: G. Cossellu, G. Farronato, O. Nicotera, R. Biagi. Transverse maxillary deficit and its influence on the cervical vertebrae maturation index. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2016Jun.1 [cited 2023Mar.21];17(2):147-150. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/transverse-maxillary-deficit-and-its-influence-on-the-cervical-vertebrae-maturation-index/
MLA: G. Cossellu, G. Farronato, O. Nicotera, R. Biagi Transverse maxillary deficit and its influence on the cervical vertebrae maturation index. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2016;17(2):147-150

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