Midpalatal suture maturation staging using cone beam computed tomography in patients aged between 9 to 21 years.

ABSTRACT: Midpalatal suture was analysed with cone beam computed tomography to identify its maturation with respect to age and maxillary-complex growth in 72 patients 9- to 21-year-old. Maxillary-complex was divided in premaxillary, maxillary, and palatine segment. Interdigitation and ossification of midpalatal suture, its density relative to hard tissues and soft tissues, and midpalatal suture density ratio were measured for each segment. Correlation of each parameter with age and maxillary-complex length was analysed, and classification trees were developed for staging parameters. Midpalatal suture maturation stages (MPSMS, from A to E) were applied to assess relationship with age and maxillary-complex length. Regarding age, ossification increased in maxillary segment of males (r_S = 0.3

SUBMITTER: Savoldi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8918350 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature