Odontology
Dental maturity vs. skeletal maturity: a cross-sectional comparison of mandibular canine development, CVMI, and salivary ALP activity in 8-15-year-old children.
Kelly Celina Tessie Monteiro Egipsy, Subramanya Shetty, Dilshad Umar, Sandeep Shetty
Published: 202510.1007/s10266-025-01259-2
Abstract
Radiographic assessments of pubertal growth (e.g., hand-wrist films, CVMI) are subjective and involve ionizing radiation. Total salivary alkaline phosphatase (ALP) offers a non-invasive alternative. To compare mandibular canine development with skele…
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