Puberty Growth Spurt Age in Local Population — a Study

The biologic aspects of facial growth are fundamentally important in dentofacial orthopedics. The beginning, intensity, onset, and duration of the pubertal peak of facial growth have great variations among patients. The aim of the present study was to find the puberty growth spurt age in local population for diagnostic and optimum treatment planning issues. Handwrist radiographs of 200 patients were evaluated according to Bjork’s method of assessment to determine the puberty growth spurt age. The spearman rank correlation between chronologic age and skeletal maturation intervals was 0.731 (P<.001) for both the genders combined. The mean chronological age of females in accelerating, peak and decelerating growth spurt was less than male subjects.