Serum DHEA-S levels could be used as a comparable diagnostic test to assess the pubertal growth spurt in dentofacial orthopedics

Abstract Background Pubertal growth spurt assessment guides the timing of intervention for correcting the skeletal discrepancies in dentofacial orthopedics. Serum hormones are being studied for the skeletal age assessment to avoid unnecessary radiographic exposure. The present study is to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: V. Anusuya, Amit Nagar, Pradeep Tandon, G. K. Singh, Gyan Prakash Singh, A. A. Mahdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-020-00317-5