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Morphometric Analysis of Mandibular Growth in Skeletal Class Ⅲ Malocclusion
並列摘要
Background: The craniofacial growth patterns of untreated individuals with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion have rarely been systemically investigated. This study used morphometric techniques to investigate the growth characteristics of the mandible in individuals with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion. Methods: Lateral cephalometric head films of 294 individuals with untreated skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion (134 males, 160 females) were selected and divided into five triennial age groups (T1-T5) and by gender to identify the morphologic characteristics and sexual dimorphism in changes of mandibular growth. Procrustes, thin-plate spline, and finite element analyses were performed for localization of differences in shape and size changes. Maximum and minimum principal axes were drawn to express the directions of shape changes. Results: From T1 (age 6-8 years) to T4 (age 15-17 years), the distribution of localized size and shape changes of the mandible was very similar between the two genders. From Ti to T2 (age 9-11 years), significant lengthening of the conclylar region was noted (23.4-39.7%). From T2 to T3 (age 12-14 years), the greatest size and shape change occurred at the condylar head (27.4-34.9%). From T3 to T4, the greatest size and shape changes occurred in the symphyseal region (23.6-42.1%). From T4 to T5 (age≥18 years), significant sexual dimorphism was found in the distribution and amount of localized size and shape changes. Females displayed little growth increments during T4. Despite differences in the remodeling process, the whole mandibular configurations of both genders exhibited similarly significant upward and forward deformation from T4 to T5. Conclusion: We conclude that thin-plate spline analysis and the finite element morphometric method are efficient for the localization and quantification of size and shape changes that occur during mandibular growth. Plots of maximum and minimum principal directions can provide useful information about the trends of growth changes.
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