J Korean Acad Pediatr Dent.  2019 Feb;46(1):48-56. 10.5933/JKAPD.2019.46.1.48.

Measuring Agreement of Modified MP3 and CVMS according to BMI Percentile

• Yi S
• Lee D
• Yang Y
• Kim J

• KMID: 2441496
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5933/JKAPD.2019.46.1.48

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine measuring agreement between middle phalanx of the third finger and cervical vertebrae analysis for assessing skeletal maturity according to body mass index percentile. A retrospective chart view was used to select patients with body mass index data, hand - wrist radiographs and lateral cephalograms of same day. The patients were divided into 4 groups by body mass index percentile. The hand - wrist radiographs were analyzed using modified middle phalanx of the third finger method and the lateral cephalograms were categorized according to cervical vertebral maturation stage. The degree of agreement between the 2 methods of analyzing skeletal maturation was measured by calculating weighted kappa statistic according to body mass index percentile group. There was a good agreement between the 2 methods in the entire body mass index percentile group. According to the body mass index percentile group, the agreement was found to be different, and the pattern was different between boys and girls. Pediatric dentist should consider sex and weight status when evaluating growing children and adolescents because it can affect the agreement of 2 method of analyzing skeletal maturation.

Keyword

Body mass index; Skeletal maturation; Middle phalanx of the third finger; Cervical vertebrae

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Body Mass Index
Cervical Vertebrae
Child
Dentists
Female
Fingers
Hand
Humans
Methods
Retrospective Studies
Wrist