Year : 2021

Volume : Volume 12

Issue : Issue 6

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Priyanka S. Narote,
narotepriyanka7@gmail.com

Abstract

An understanding of growth events is of primary importance in the practice of clinical orthodontics. Maturational status can have considerable influence on diagnosis, treatment goals, treatment planning, and the eventual outcome of orthodontic treatment. Growth biologically and histologically is a composite of morphogenetic and histogenetic changes occurring continuously over a period in response to genetic coding
and environmental influence. It is one of the most myriad variations and plays an important role in the etiology of malocclusion and also in the evaluation of diagnosis, treatment planning retention, and stability of any case. In this review, various methods currently used as skeletal maturity indicators have been discussed.
Keywords: Canine calcification, Cervical vertebrae maturation indicators, Hand and wrist radiographs, Middle phalanx of third finger,
Skeletal maturity indicators.