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On panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs, fractal dimension (FD) analyses were performed in mandibular corpus, gonial and condylar regions and cervical vertebral bodies (C2, C3, C4). RESULTS: FD measurements from the mandibular corpus region bilaterally and C2\u2013C4 vertebral bodies showed significant positive correlations with CVMS (r= 0.418, r= 0.412, r= 0.324, r= 0.304, r= 0.263, respectively). Significant differences were found in the FD values of the right\/left mandibular corpus and C2 and C3 vertebrae compared to CVMS (P&lt; 0.001, P&lt; 0.001, P= 0.005, P= 0.019, respectively). CONCLUSION: Significant positive moderate correlations between the FD values of the right and left mandibular corpus and CVMS suggest that fractal analysis may be useful in determining skeletal maturity stage. 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