Background Determination of skeletal maturation and remaining growth potential is an
essential part of treatment planning in orthodontics. The aim of our study was to determine …

INTRODUCTION: Accurate prediction of the timing of the pubertal growth spurt and the
amount of remaining growth are factors that affect treatment decisions in orthodontics …

Objective: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) has been used as an indicator of growth hormone
levels and hence can also be used as a marker of growth. The main objective of the study …

The Khasis are one of the matrilineal tribes of Meghalaya in Northeast India. They belong to
the Indo‐Mongoloid racial stock, and speak the Monkhmer language of the Austro‐Asiatic …

In this study, heights, weights, and numbers of decayed, extracted, and filled (DEF)
deciduous teeth of 300 first‐graders from a less affluent area of Taipei were compared with …

Background: It is generally believed that improvement in environmental quality is the main
factor responsible for the better growth and nutritional status of children in developing …

India implemented the programme of Economic Globalization during the early nineties and
since then over last two decades, the people of the country had been experiencing a rapid …

Adult height reflects long-term nutritional status and exposure to infectious diseases, both of
which are influenced by socioeconomic factors. Very little research has been done on these …

Introduction: Accurate measurement of skeletal maturity is critical to the optimal treatment
timing of skeletal jaw discrepancies. Skeletal maturity can be assessed by several radiologic …

This study further examined the negative association between boys' growth and the
presence of sisters within a relatively affluent community in Taipei, Taiwan. Among 596 boys …