Title
Prediction of skeletal maturation using dental mineralization in the Solan, Himachal Pradesh population: An in vivo cross-sectional study
Authors
Adarsh Deep Kharel* & Sandeep Kashyap
Affiliation
Department of Dental Surgery, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, India; *Corresponding author
Adarsh Deep Kharel - E-mail: adarshdeep.k@smims.smu.edu.in; Phone:
+91 8618404839
Sandeep Kashyap - E-mail: sandeep.k@smims.smu.edu.in; Phone: +91
7076812920
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
The association between dental calcification stages and skeletal maturity is important for estimating chronological age and growth status in children and adolescents. This cross-sectional in vivo study included patients aged 8 to 17 years and assessed dental age using Demirjian’s staging on orthopantomograms and skeletal age using cervical vertebral maturation on lateral cephalograms. A highly significant positive correlation was found between CVMI stages, chronological age, and Demirjian estimated dental age in both sexes (p < 0.001). The first premolar in females (r = 0.816) and the second premolar in males (r = 0.843) were the strongest individual predictors of skeletal maturity, while the second molar also showed reliable stage-wise utility. Thus, we document specific dental calcification stages that can serve as practical clinical indicators of skeletal maturation and growth phase assessment.
Keywords
Dental age, skeletal age, growth indicator, puberty, cervical vertebrae
Citation
Kharel & Kashyap, Bioinformation 22(8): 5367-5370 (2026)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
