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Table 2 Positive likelihood ratios for the individual dental maturation stages for the diagnosis of growth phases

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

Tooth	Maturation stage	Growth phase
Tooth	Maturation stage	Pre-pubertal	Pubertal	Post-pubertal
Canine	E	-	-	-
	F	17.5 (6.5 to 46.7)	0.2 (0.1 to 0.5)	-
	G	2.3 (1.4 to 3.7)	1.1 (0.7 to 1.8)	0.2 (0.1 to 0.4)
	H	0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)	1.6 (1.2 to 1.9)	2.9 (2.4 to 3.5)
Second molar	D	15.2 (3.7 to 62.3)	0.2 (0.1 to 0.9)	-
	E	13.1 (5.4 to 31.5)	0.3 (0.10.6)	-
	F	1.6 (0.9 to 2.7)	1.2 (0.7 to 2.2)	0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)
	G	0.3 (0.2 to 0.5)	2.4 (1.7 to 3.6)	1.5 (1.1 to 2.2)
	H	-	1.0 (0.6 to 1.8)	10.1 (5.7 to 18.1)

Data are presented as mean (95% confidence interval). Hyphens denote null value. Italicized values are mean positive LHRs ≥10.

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