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 3 Description of the cervical vertebral maturation stages [4].
| Concavity at inferior border of second cervical vertebra | Concavity at inferior border of third cervical vertebra | Concavity at inferior border of fourth cervical vertebra | Third cervical vertebra shape | Fourth cervical vertebra shape | Cervical stage (CS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | No | T | T | CS1 |
| Yes | No | No | T | T | CS2 |
| Yes | Yes | No | T | HR | CS3 |
| HR | T | ||||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | T | HR | CS4 |
| Yes | HR | T | |||
| Yes/No | HR | HR | |||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | HR | S | CS5 |
| Yes | S | S | |||
| Yes | S | HR | |||
| Yes | Yes | Yes | S | VR | CS6 |
| Yes | VR | VR | |||
| Yes | VR | S | |||
| T – trapezoid; HR – horizontal rectangular; S – square; VR – vertical rectangular. | |||||