Abstract
Orthodontic growth estimation for growing individuals is essential for diagnosis
and treatment planning, essentially in managing cases with skeletal growth
defects. Research has revealed a substantial correlation between tooth
calcification stages and skeletal maturity. Also, many biomarkers have been
investigated as maturity indicators, and studies show promising results.
Therefore, the present research assessed if salivary alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
level and maxillary canine calcification stages with developmental stages of
modified middle phalanx of the third finger (MP3) are reliable skeletal maturity
indicators. No previous study conducted the reliability of both canine
calcification stages and ALP level as skeletal maturity indicators. In this
prospective observational study with a cross-sectional design, 80 subjects aged 8-
16 years were selected. Unstimulated saliva to assess ALP, periapical radiographs
for the maxillary canine to assess the dental calcification by relying on the
Dermirjian's stages, and periapical radiographs for the middle phalanx of the third
finger region were taken from 80 individuals (from eight to sixteen years old) to
assess the skeletal maturation state. The data were analyzed using the statistical
package of social science (SPSS version 26), using the Spearmen correlation test
and the Kruskal-Wallis test. The maxillary canine's calcification stages and MP3
stages showed a significant correlation coefficient; however, the correlation
coefficient of MP3 stages and maxillary canine calcification stages with salivary
ALP was non-significant. The maxillary canine calcification stages can
practically be utilized as an indicator for assessing skeletal maturity, but the
salivary ALP level showed no correlation with skeletal maturity indicators.
Keywords: Skeletal maturity indicator; Canine calcification stages; Alkaline
phosphatase; Middle phalanx of third finger.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Epidemiology,Biotechnology
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