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Table 1 Relative distributions of the individual dental maturation stages according to the growth phases

From: Diagnostic performance of combined canine and second molar maturity for identification of growth phase

Tooth

Maturation stage

N

Growth phase

Pre-pubertal (%)

Pubertal (%)

Post-pubertal (%)

Canine

E

2

100.0

0

0

 

F

80

95.0

5.0

0

 

G

70

71.4

22.9

5.7

 

H

148

18.9

29.7

51.4

Second molar

D

35

94.3

5.7

0

 

E

76

93.4

6.6

0

 

F

49

63.3

24.5

12.2

 

G

84

25.0

39.3

35.7

 

H

56

0

21.4

78.6