Serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and their ratio: Potential biochemical growth maturity indicators

• Main Authors: Nimisha Jain (Author), Tulika Tripathi (Author), S. K. Gupta (Author), Priyank Rai (Author), Anup Kanase (Author), Shilpa Kalra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Determination of skeletal maturation and remaining growth potential is an essential part of treatment planning in orthodontics. The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between IGF-1 levels, IGFBP-3 levels with CVM staging to track the pre pubertal and pubertal grow...