Tooth mineralization stages as a diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity

Surendran S 1 , Thomas E 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tutor, Penang International Dental College, Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: drsharmee@gmail.com
  • 2 Professor and head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 2014 Jan;145(1):7-14.
PMID: 24373650 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.09.007

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine whether dental calcification can be used as a first-level diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity.

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