To Evaluate Correlation Between Cervical Vertebral Maturation Stages and Third Molar Maturation Stages in North Maharashtrian Population

Introduction: Assessment of growth is crucial in the diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. Skeletal development can be assessed by using hand-wrist radiographs and lateral cephalograms. The advantage of the panoramic radiograph over hand wrist radiograph is that patient exposure is reduced following the ALARA principle. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between third molar calcification stages and skeletal maturity using the CVM stages in North Maharashtrian population. Methods: Dental panoramic and lateral cephalograms of subjects ranged in age from 9 to 20 years were selected. Demirjians method was used to assess the dental maturation stages of third molars on both the sides. Hassel and Farman classification was used for classifying into cervical vertebral maturation indicator stages. The collected data were statistically analyzed. Result: There was a statistically significant correlation between cervical maturation stages and third molar calcification stages in North Maharashtrian population.