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LUNA MATA, Alma Delia et al. Existing relation between size and shape of cervical vertebrae with osseus maduration. Rev. Odont. Mex [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.3, pp.121-128. ISSN 1870-199X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2007.11.3.15805.

A transversal descriptive study was achieved at the Department of Oral Health at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez to determine if there is any relation between maturational indicators according to Björk in radiograph hand wrist, with cervical vertebrae according to Lamparski. The final sample was 51 females and 49 males, all healthy, between ages of 8 and 16 years. Lateral head and hand wrist radiographs were taken to each patient. A simple correlation statistic analysis was applied. In general 81% had similarities between hand wrist and cervical vertebrae. In males the similarities were 71.4% and females 90.1%. The general correlation index was 0.835, the correlation rates were high for the studied sample.

Palabras llave : Hand wrist radiographic; cervical vertebrae; correlation.

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