Determining skeletal maturation stage using cervical vertebrae: evaluation of three diagnostic methods

• Main Authors: Luci Mara Fachardo Jaqueira (Author), Monica Costa Armond (Author), Luciano José Pereira (Author), Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Alcântara (Author), Leandro Silva Marques (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to compare the use of three cervical vertebral evaluation methods (Hassel-Farman, Baccetti et al., and Seedat-Forsberg) for determinating skeletal maturation stage in orthodontic patients. Twenty-three radiographs were randomly selected from a private orthodontic pra...