Relationship between cranial and mandibular growth and the stages of maturation of the cervical vertebrae

• Main Authors: Melissa Feres Damian (Author), Fernando Cechinato (Author), Rafael Dagnese Molina (Author), Fábio Eduardo Woitchunas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Quantification of the expectation of craniofacial growth during the pubertal growth spurt (PGS) is helpful in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. Thus, this study investigated whether the stages of the vertebral maturation index (VMI) would be valid for estimating cranial and mandibular gr...