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Maturation Within Different Skeletal Growth Patterns Using Maturation Index in Males.

Conditions
Skeletal Maturation
Registration Number
NCT05001178
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the difference between the maturation stages between different skeletal growth patterns

Detailed Description

comparing the maturation of different vertical and horizontal growth patterns using CVMI

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • Only male patients between 8-16 years old with clear sharp cephalometric radiograph, the radiographs which have all the cervical vertebrae will be included in this study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous orthodontic treatment.

    • Radiographs of poor quality.
    • Any hereditary diseases or syndromes such as Down's syndrome or cleidocranial dysostosis.
    • Any disease, trauma or fracture of the jaw that might have affected the normal growth of permanent dentition.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the difference between the maturation stages (measured by CVMI index on lateral cephalograms) between different skeletal growth patterns8-16 years

To evaluate the difference between the maturation stages (measured by CVMI index on lateral cephalograms) between different skeletal growth patterns

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
to detect whether there were differences in the onsets of the pre-pubertal, pubertal and post-pubertal stages between the various antero-posterior and vertical skeletal patterns8-16 years

to detect whether there were differences in the onsets of the pre-pubertal, pubertal and post-pubertal stages between the various antero-posterior and vertical skeletal patterns

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of dentistry - Cairo University

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Cairo, Egypt

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