Kamal M, Goyal S
Department of Orthodontics, D A V Dental College, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2006 Sep;24(3):127-35. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.27901.
A comparative evaluation of hand wrist and cervical vertebrae was done to know the validity of cervical vertebrae as maturity indicators. A sample of 50 subjects (25 females and 25 males) in the age group of 10-12 years were selected on criteria of normal occlusion and the result showed that cervical vertebrae can be used with the same confidence as hand wrist radiographs to evaluate skeletal maturity, thus avoiding the need for an additional radiograph.
为了解颈椎作为成熟度指标的有效性，对手腕和颈椎进行了比较评估。根据正常咬合标准，选取了50名年龄在10至12岁之间的受试者（25名女性和25名男性）作为样本，结果表明，颈椎可与手腕X光片一样可靠地用于评估骨骼成熟度，从而无需额外的X光片。
