Radiographic methods for development assessment in the orthodontic patient: applicability and limitations
Chronological age provides a reference framework for assessing a child's development. However, it is the biological age that expresses the level of maturity reached by the individual, based on parameters such as dental and skeletal age. Therefore, knowing the biological age is essential in orth...
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| Formato: | Artículo revista |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (FOUNNE)
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rfo/article/view/6806 |
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| Sumario: | Chronological age provides a reference framework for assessing a child's development. However, it is the biological age that expresses the level of maturity reached by the individual, based on parameters such as dental and skeletal age. Therefore, knowing the biological age is essential in orthodontic treatment as it provides information for making decisions regarding the timing, options, and limitations of therapy for the patient. Similarly, dental and skeletal development have been used to predict the timing of pubertal growth, estimate its rate, and determine the proportion of remaining growth in order to achieve successful treatments. This narrative review aims to explore the scope and limitations of different radiographic methods used in the assessment of growth and development in orthodontic patients. It provides fundamental concepts, inherent limitations of each developed method, and their contributions in the current context. |
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