13 December 2025 : Database Analysis
Assessment of Cervical Vertebral Maturation and Chronological Age in Yemeni Children and Adolescents Using Lateral Cephalometric Radiographs
Abdulmalik Abdul Rahman Al Sabry ABCE 1*, Fuad Lutf Almotareb ABE 1, Ramy Abdul Rahman Ishaq ACE 1, Abdulhamid Al Ghwainem
EFG 2, Adel S. Alqarni DFG 2, Bandar Yahya Alshehri DEG 3, Thiyezen Abdullah AlDhelai DFG 4, Fadi Abdul Allah Al Eryani AB 1, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem CDE 5, Bandar M.A. Al Makramani DE 5
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950470
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e950470
Table 2 Description of the points and planes used in the analysis in this study [1,25].
| Point/plane | Vertebra number | Definition/description |
|---|---|---|
| C2D | Second cervical | Most superior point of the lower border of the body of C2 |
| C2A | Second cervical | Most anterior point on the lower border of the body of C2 |
| C2P | Second cervical | Most posterior point on the lower border of the body of C2 |
| CL2 | Second cervical | Line representing the lower border of C2 (from C2A to C2P) |
| C3D | Third cervical | Most superior point of the lower border of the body of C3 |
| C3LA | Third cervical | Most anterior point on the lower border of the body of C3 |
| C3LP | Third cervical | Most posterior point on the lower border of the body of C3 |
| CL3 | Third cervical | Line representing the lower border of C3 (from C3LA to C3LP) |
| C3UA | Third cervical | Most superior point of the anterior border of the body of C3 |
| C3UP | Third cervical | Most superior point of the posterior border of the body of C3 |
| CS3 | Third cervical | Line representing the superior border of C3 (from C3UA to C3UP) |
| CA3 | Third cervical | Line representing the anterior border of C3 (from C3UA to C3LA) |
| CP3 | Third cervical | Line representing the posterior border of C3 (from C3UP to C3LP) |
| C3UM | Third cervical | Middle point on the superior border of the body of C3 |
| C3AM | Third cervical | Middle point on the anterior border of the body of C3 |
| C4D | Fourth cervical | Most superior point of the lower border of the body of C4 |
| C4LA | Fourth cervical | Most anterior point on the lower border of the body of C4 |
| C4LP | Fourth cervical | Most posterior point on the lower border of the body of C4 |
| CL4 | Fourth cervical | Line representing the lower border of C4 (from C4LA to C4LP) |
| C4UA | Fourth cervical | Most superior point of the anterior border of the body of C4 |
| C4UP | Fourth cervical | Most superior point of the posterior border of the body of C4 |
| CS4 | Fourth cervical | Line representing the superior border of C4 (from C4UA to C4UP) |
| CA4 | Fourth cervical | Line representing the anterior border of C4 (from C4UA to C4LA) |
| CP4 | Fourth cervical | Line representing the posterior border of C4 (from C4UP to C4LP) |
| C4UM | Fourth cervical | Middle point on the superior border of the body of C4 |
| C4AM | Fourth cervical | Middle point on the anterior border of the body of C4 |
| UA upper anterior; UP – upper posterior; LA – lower anterior; LP – lower posterior; L – lower; D – depth; S – superior line; A – anterior line; P – posterior line; UM – upper midpoint; AM – anterior midpoint. | ||