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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24130| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | Evaluation of the cervical vertebrae maturation index in lateral cephalograms taken in different head positions |
| Authors: | Torres, Fernando César Yamazaki, Marcos Shinao Jóias, Renata Pilli Paranhos, Luiz Renato Rode, Sigmar de Mello Siqueira, Danilo Furquim Fuziy, Acacio |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2013 |
| Resumo : | The aim of this study was to evaluate if upward or downward head inclination might interfere with determination of the growth stage, using cervical vertebrae maturation index (CVMI), in order to verify the accuracy of such diagnosis when radiographs are taken with errors. Forty-nine patients, 26 females and 23 males, aged 9 to 15 years, were submitted to 3 lateral cephalograms: normal (NHP), with 15° upward head inclination (NHP-Up), and with 15° downward head inclination (NHP-Down). Three examiners evaluated the CVMI on the 147 cephalograms. The agreement among examiners was higher in the evaluation of cephalograms taken in NHP. The weighted Kappa test revealed moderate to substantial agreement between NHP and NHP-Up and between NHP and NHP-Down. There was greater agreement between NHP-Up and NHP-Down. It may be concluded that the evaluation of the CVMI on cephalograms in NHP is different as compared with radiographs taken with inclinations. Both NHP-Up and NHP-Down exhibited greater disagreement in the interpretation among examiners, since the evaluation method was not designed for cephalograms with positioning errors. |
| Keywords: | Cervical vertebrae Growth and development Cephalometry Orthodontics |
| ISSN: | 0103-6440 |
| Is part of: | Brazilian Dental Journal |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | Fundação Odontológica de Ribeirão Preto |
| Citation: | TORRES, F. C. et al. Evaluation of the cervical vertebrae maturation index in lateral cephalograms taken in different head positions. Brazilian Dental Journal, Ribeirão Preto, v. 24, n. 5, p. 462-466, set./out. 2013. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/bdj/a/jnx6cXdHg9wLX8dYdYzN3TR/?lang=en. Acesso em: 6 jan. 2026. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial 3.0 Não Adaptada (CC BY-NC 3.0) |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24130 |
| Appears in Collections: | DOL - Artigos de periódicos |
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