Midpalatal suture maturation stage assessment in adolescents and young adults using cone-beam computed tomography

• Published in: Progress in orthodontics 2019-10, Vol.20 (1), p.1-7, Article 38
• Main Authors: Jimenez-Valdivia, Ludy Marileidy, Malpartida-Carrillo, Violeta, Rodríguez-Cárdenas, Yalil Augusto, Dias-Da Silveira, Heraldo Luis, Arriola-Guillén, Luis Ernesto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescents; Computed tomography; Cone-beam computed tomography; Dentistry; Medicine; Midpalatal suture maturation stages; Orthodontics; Ossification; Palatal expansion technique; Sex differences; Teenagers; Young adults
• ISSN: 2196-1042; 1723-7785; 2196-1042
• DOI: 10.1186/s40510-019-0291-z

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the midpalatal suture maturation stages in adolescents and young adults using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods The sample comprised 200 CBCT scans of individuals aged 10 to 25 years old (95 males and 105 females) divided into three groups, adolescents ( n  = 48), post-adolescents ( n  = 52), and young adults ( n  = 100). The Planmeca ProMax 3D software was used for the midpalatal suture maturation stage evaluation according to Angieleri’s method, using cross-sectional axial slice. Two previously calibrated examiners analyzed the images and classified according to five different maturation stages. A, B, and C stages were considered with open midpalatal suture, and D and E were considered without open midpalatal suture. Association tests were performed using chi-square test also, and a binary logistic regression was evaluated ( P