A Comparative Study for the Evaluation of Serum Calcium as A Biological Growth Indicator

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Lateral cephalogram of 12 yr old girl
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Published: Dec 7, 2022
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Serum calcium Growth Skeletal maturity indicator Bio-marker Growth Spurt

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Bharvi Jani
Senior lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Alap Shah
Professor & Head , Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Kalyani Trivedi
Private Practitioner, Ahmedabad, India
Anisha Prasad
Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Nidhi Agarwal
Senior lecturer , Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Niyati Nathwani
Post - Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Mohammed Irfan
Post PhD Fellow, Department of Forensic Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. Adequacy of calcium is essential during childhood and adolescence, as this is the period of rapid skeletal growth.  Skeletal maturity of subjects are assessed in various stages of puberty by evaluating serum calcium levels in this study. Aim of this study is to check any change in serum calcium level in adolescents. Material and methods: Two groups of 90 boys and 90 girls were made from selected 180 participants. They are further divided in to subgroups according to age (8-10 yrs. 11-12 yrs and 13-15yrs). Serum calcium of all these participants were performed. Lateral cephalogram, orthopantogram and hand-wrist radiographs were taken of these participants. Results: The result shows that CVMI, SMI and Dental Calcification) showed a strong positive correlation between the specified age groups with Serum Calcium Levels, with a strong correlation for Group A (Boys Group) Sub-Group III and Group B (Girls Group). In study sample, differences in serum calcium, skeletal age and dental calcification were found to be statistically significant. 13-15 yrs. of subjects of Group A show higher serum calcium level than serum calcium level of subjects of Group B. Conclusion: :In addition to other skeletal and dental maturity indicators, serum calcium can be used as an effective biological marker  for identification and assessment of growth status of individuals.

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Bharvi Jani, Alap Shah, Kalyani Trivedi, Anisha Prasad, Nidhi Agarwal, Niyati Nathwani, & Mohammed Irfan. (2022). A Comparative Study for the Evaluation of Serum Calcium as A Biological Growth Indicator. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 10(3), 292–298. Retrieved from https://www.jclmm.com/index.php/journal/article/view/192
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