title: [Contribution of the cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method to dentofacial orthopedics: update].
abstract: The successful orthopedic treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusions is closely related to the reasoned determination of the optimal time to initiate the treatment. This is why various methods have been proposed to assess skeletal maturation, such as a hand-wrist radiograph or the cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method. The hand-wrist radiograph was up to now the most frequently used method to assess skeletal maturation. However, the clinical and biological limitations of this technique, as well as the need to perform an additional radiograph, were reasons to develop another method to explore the maturation stages of visible cervical vertebrae on a simple lateral cephalometric radiograph. The authors compare the 2 methods and prove the greater contribution of the CVM method compared to the hand-wrist radiograph.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine dentaire, université Mohamed V Souissi, BP 9138, Rabat Océan, Maroc. Electronic address: rajae.elhaddaoui@gmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elhaddaoui
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine dentaire, université Mohamed V Souissi, BP 9138, Rabat Océan, Maroc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Benyahia
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine dentaire, université Mohamed V Souissi, BP 9138, Rabat Océan, Maroc.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azaroual
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine dentaire, université Mohamed V Souissi, BP 9138, Rabat Océan, Maroc.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaoui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Cervical vertebrae; Croissance; Growth; Mandible; Mandibule; Maturation; Vertèbres cervicales