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This assessment facilitates the planning of appropriate orthodontic-orthopedic treatment. Methods: This retrospective observational study analyzed data from the Clinical Department of Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The sample included 73 patients with Class II malocclusion (31 males and 42 females), with data obtained from orthopantomography and lateral cephalometric radiographs. Dental age was evaluated using both the Demirjian method and the Chronology of Eruption method. Skeletal age was determined based on Baccetti\u2019s cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) staging method. Results: A strong and statistically significant correlation was found between cervical vertebral maturation and chronological age (r = 0.81, p &lt; 0.001), as well as between cervical vertebral maturation and dental age assessed using the Demirjian method (rs = 0.72, p &lt; 0.001). Additionally, a significant correlation was observed between cervical vertebral maturation and dental age assessed using the Chronology of Eruption method (rs = 0.78, p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: The correlation found between dental age and skeletal maturity suggests that dental age (DA) assessment might serve as a supplementary tool for estimating a patient\u2019s growth peak in Class II malocclusion cases. 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