Assessment of skeletal age using MP 3 and hand-wrist radiographs and its correlation with dental and chronological ages in children
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Bala M; Pathak A; Jain R
- Source
- Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp 95-99 (2010)
- Subject
- Dental age
MP 3
skeletal age
Dentistry
RK1-715
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0970-4388
1998-3905
The purpose of the study was to assess skeletal age using MP 3 and hand-wrist radiographs and to find the correlation amongst the skeletal, dental and chronological ages. One hundred and sixty North-Indian healthy children in the age group 8-14 years, comprising equal number of males and females were included in the study. The children were radiographed for middle phalanx of third finger (MP 3 ) and hand-wrist of the right hand and intra oral periapical X-ray for right permanent maxillary canine. Skeletal age was assessed from MP 3 and hand-wrist radiographs according to the standards of Greulich and Pyle. The dental age was assessed from IOPA radiographs of right permanent maxillary canine based on Nolla′s calcification stages. Skeletal age from MP 3 and hand-wrist radiographs shows high correlation in all the age groups for both sexes. Females were advanced in skeletal maturation than males. Skeletal age showed high correlation with dental age in 12-14 years age group. Chronological age showed inconsistent correlation with dental and skeletal ages.