Evaluation of the Greulich and Pyle Method in the Determination of Bone Age and Chronological Age in a Brazilian Population
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate bone age by means of the Greulich and Pyle method and correlate it with the chronological age in a population sample from the Brazilian northeastern region; sex was also considered. Msc in Health Science Center, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Phd in Oral Radiology, Department of Preventive and Clinical Dentistry, Health Science Center, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil. Msc of Oral Diagnosis, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil. Msc in Forensics Sciences, Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco, Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil. Phd in Orthodontics, Department of Clinical and Social Dentistry, Health Science Center, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil. Email: [email protected]
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