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Assessment of Skeletal and Dental Maturation of Short and Long-Face Children of South Indian Population

The purpose of this study was to compare the chronological age with the skeletal age and the dental age in a sample of 100 subjects in the age group of 9 to 12 years with extreme facial patterns to evaluate the growth status of the children. Materials and methods: Lateral cephalograms, panoramic radiographs and hand-wrist radiographs of 100 subjects were taken, and the subjects were classified according to facial growth pattern. The 50 subjects with the greatest predominance of vertical growth and the other 50 with the greatest predominance of horizontal growth were selected; these subjects comprised the vertical and horizontal groups respectively. Comparisons between groups were made with independent t-tests. Results: A statistically significant difference was noted between the dental ages of the vertical and horizontal groups, with the vertical group having a more advanced skeletal and dental age. Conclusion: Subjects with vertical growth pattern should be expected to have earlier dental maturity than horizontal growers.