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Biomarkers in Body Fluids as Indicators of Skeletal Maturity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2023
Objectives: This review aimed to critically appraise the evidence for biomarkers in blood serum, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva, and urine in comparison with standard radiographic indices for skeletal maturation assessment.
Priyanka Kapoor, Rajiv Balachandran, Aman Chowdhry, Giuseppe Perinetti, Om Prakash Kharbanda   +4 more
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Dental maturation is not a reliable indicator of the pubertal growth spurt [PDF]

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2016
The authors concluded that “As a clinical implication from our study, the association between the tooth mineralization stages and the skeletal maturation indicators allows clinicians to easily identify the pubertal growth period from the panoramic or intraoral radiographs.” The authors correctly reported that “A high correlation coefficient does not ...
PERINETTI, GIUSEPPE, CONTARDO, LUCA
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SKELETODENTAL CHANGES DURING THE PUBERTAL GROWTH SPURT IN CLASS II DIV I FEMALES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 1996
This study aimed to determine the quantity and character of growth changes in the skeletodental complex of class II div I malocclusion during the pubertal growth spurt in females.
M. Shirazi Sh. Etemad Moghadam
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Skeletal, dental, and sexual maturation as an indicator of pubertal growth spurt

American Journal of Human Biology, 2023
AbstractObjectivesThe aims of this study were to determine the skeletal, dental, and sexual maturation stages of individuals at the peak of the pubertal growth spurt and to analyze the correlations between these parameters.MethodsThe study included 98 patients, 49 females (mean chronological age 12.05 ± 0.96 years) and 49 males (mean chronological age:
Derviş Emre Ercan, Sema Yüksel
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The value of shoe size for prediction of the timing of the pubertal growth spurt [PDF]

Scoliosis, 2011
Abstract Background Knowing the timing of the pubertal growth spurt of the spine, represented by sitting height, is essential for the prognosis and therapy of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. There are several indicators that reflect growth or remaining growth of the patient.
Busscher, I., Kingma, I., Wapstra, F.H., Bulstra, S.K., Verkerke, Gijsbertus Jacob, Veldhuizen, A.G.   +5 more
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ESTIMATION OF THE PREDICTIVE EFFECT OF BODY MASS INDEX-PERCENTILE ON SKELETAL MATURATION IN A NIGERIAN POPULATION.

Nigerian Dental Journal, 2023
Objectives: To determine the predicting the effect of BMI-index percentile on the skeletal maturation of Nigerian children.  Design: A prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: This study was conducted in a tertiary health care facility in North-
Osaronse Aghimien, Osasumwen Aghimien-Osaronse   +1 more
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Endocrine Events Involved in Puberty: A Revisit to Existing Knowledge

Life and Science, 2020
Puberty is a multifaceted complex phenomenon, comprised of a series of events, controlled by hormones and other regulatory factors. It is the transition period between childhood and adolescence with key important changes occurring in physical, biological,
Shaista Aslam
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Growth in girls with Turner syndrome

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder affecting females characterized by short stature and gonadal dysgenesis. Untreated girls with TS reportedly are approximately 20-cm shorter than normal girls within their respective populations.
Tsuyoshi Isojima, Tsuyoshi Isojima, Susumu Yokoya   +2 more
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Global variations in pubertal growth spurts in adolescents living with perinatal HIV

AIDS, 2023
Objective: To describe pubertal growth spurts among adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV (ALWPHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Design: Observational data collected from 1994 to 2015 in the CIPHER global cohort collaboration. Methods:
Crichton, S, Jesson, J, Ake-Assi, MH, Belfrage, E, Davies, MA, Pinto, J, Teasdale, C, Lam, NV, Vreeman, R, Paul, M, William, P, Yotebieng, M, Leroy, V, Goodall, R, Abrams, E, Van Dyke, R, Judd, A, Vicari, M, Collins, IJ, Wools-Kaloustian, K, Patel, K, Slogrove, A, Powis, KM, Matshaba, M, Thahane, L, Nyasulu, P, Lukhele, B, Mwita, L, Kekitiinwa-Rukyalekere, A, Goetghebuer, T, Thorne, C, Warszawski, J, Chiappini, E, van Rossum, A, Marczynska, M, Marques, L, Prata, F, Ene, L, Okhonskaya, L, Navarro, M, Mendez, M, Paioni, P, Le Coeur, S, Volokha, A, Pape, JW, Rouzier, V, Marcelin, A, Chokephaibulkit, K, Sohn, AH, Kariminia, A, Edmonds, A, Lelo, P, Odhiambo, FA, Haas, AD, Bolton, C, Sylla, M, Tossa, LB, Renner, L, Abzug, MJ, Oleske, J, Purswani, M, Chadwick, E   +61 more
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Skok pokwitaniowy i budowa ciała dziewcząt z Meridy (Jukatan, Meksyk) jako sposób przystosowania do warunków życia

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2003
The patterns of physical growth (stature, BMI, subscapular and arm fat-fold thickness, upper and lower extremity length, chest circumference, arm, and hip breadth, and age at menarche) were studied in 857 of Maya and Mestizo girls and 1314 of Creole ...
Anna Zielińska
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