title: Comparisons between dental and skeletal ages.
abstract: Data from 694 untreated children seen in a private orthodontic practice were used to analyze associations between dental and skeletal maturity. Dental ages were obtained by comparison with Bolton Standards; skeletal ages were assessed using the Greulich-Pyle atlas. In some children the difference between the dental and skeletal ages was as large as 36 months; the difference was less than 6 months in fewer than 40% of the children. Regression analyses showed only moderate associations between these measures. One measure of maturity cannot be inferred from the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Wright State University, Yellow Spring, OH 45387-1965.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001846:Bone Development; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003817:Dentition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014070:Tooth / Q000254:growth & development*