title: The reliability of dental x-ray film in assessment of MP3 stages of the pubertal growth spurt.
abstract: The main object of this clinical study is to provide a simple and practical method to assess the pubertal growth spurt stages of a subject by recording MP3 stages with the dental periapical radiograph and the standard dental x-ray machine.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Kader
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010012:Osteogenesis; D011627:Puberty; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014962:X-Ray Film