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Table 1 Summarised data of the six studies included in the meta-analysis
| Study | Ethnicity | Investigated teeth | Sample(s) size and mean age(s) in years (range or SD) | Correlations between dental and cervical maturational stages | Main diagnostic indications on specific dental maturational stages in the identification of the skeletal maturation phase | Diagnostic usefulness of dental maturity in identification of skeletal maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Başaran et al. [23] | Turkish | Canine | 295 M, 12.93 ± 1.91 | Strict correlations along with differential behaviour of the teeth among the sexes | Not reported | Yes, for all of the skeletal maturation phases |
| First premolar | ||||||
| Second premolar | 295 F, 12.93 ± 1.91 | |||||
| Second molar | ||||||
| Chen et al. [28] | Chinese | Canine | 134 M, 8-16 | Statistically significant correlations along with differential behaviour of the teeth among the sexes | Stage G of the canine for males and stage F of the second molar for females might signify the beginning of the pubertal growth spurt in Chinese subjects | Yes, for the onset of the pubertal growth spurt |
| First premolar | ||||||
| Second premolar | 168 F, 8-16 | |||||
| Second molar | ||||||
| Sukhia and Fida [31] | Pakistan | Canine | 147 M, 7-17 | Statistically significant correlations along with differential behaviour of the teeth among the sexes | Stage H of the first premolar in males and second molar stage G for females are mainly at CS3 | Yes, for all of the skeletal maturation phases |
| First premolar | ||||||
| Second premolar | 233 F, 7-17 | |||||
| Second molar | ||||||
| Różyło-Kalinowska et al. [30] | Polish | Canine | 287 M, 6-17 | Moderate but statistically significant correlations along with differential behaviour of the teeth among the sexes | Not reported | Yes, but only for an initial assessment |
| First premolar | ||||||
| Second premolar | 431 F, 6-17 | |||||
| Second molar | ||||||
| Kumar et al. [29] | Indian | Second molar | 137 M, 9-18 | Large and highly significant correlations. Similarity between the sexes | Up to stage E is mainly at CS2. Stages F and G are mainly at CS3 and CS4, and stage H is mainly at CS5 and CS6 | Yes, for all of the skeletal maturation phases |
| 163 F, 9-18 | ||||||
| Perinetti et al. [20] | Italian | Canine | 146 M, 7-17 | High correlation coefficients with little differences between sexes and teeth | Canine up to stage F and all the resting teeth up to stage E are mainly at CS1 and CS2. Second molar stage H is mainly CS5 or CS6 | Little. Mainly for the pre-pubertal growth phase |
| First premolar | ||||||
| Second premolar | 208 F, 7-17 | |||||
| Second molar |
