Radiographic choice for skeletal maturation assessment: a systematic review of Cervical Vertebrae Method and Middle Phalanx Method.

Oral Radiol · 2026 · PMC13290916 · PMID 41917479

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confirmed that MPM stages show a highly significant correlation with CVM stages, demonstrating that both methods can be used interchangeably to estimate PGS [ 167 ].

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