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

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Skeletal Maturation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05001178

12-5-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

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

Enrollment: 180 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 8 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

180 participants in 9 patient groups

Class I horizontal grower

Class I normal grower

Class I vertical grower

Class II horizontal grower

Class II normal grower

Class II vertical grower

Class III horizontal grower

Class III normal grower

Class III vertical grower