Use of skeletal maturation based on hand-wrist radiographic analysis as a predictor of facial growth: a systematic review.

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the predictive value of hand-wrist radiographic assessment of skeletal maturity in estimating facial growth timing and velocity. A search of PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Embase, Web of Sciences, and Lilacs identified 16 articles that met the following inclusion criteria: use of hand-wrist radiographs for skeletal maturation determination, facial growth evaluated through cephalometric radiographs, and cross-sectional or longitudinal studies. Five articles were rejected because of major methodological issues. Most of the remaining articles had small sample size, and there was no report of randomization or method error. Skeletal maturity determined by hand-wrist radiographic analysis was well related to overall facial growth velocity. Maxillary and mandibular growth velocities were related to skeletal maturity, but their relationship was less robust than that for overall facial growth. The available articles have not adequately defined a relationship between cranial base growth velocity and skeletal maturity. Hand-wrist radiographic assessment of skeletal maturity for use in facial growth prediction should include bone staging as well as ossification events. The role of skeletal maturity assessment in clinical and research applications is discussed and recommendations are provided.

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