Journal article
The effects of altered maxillary growth on patterns of mandibular rotation in a pig model
Archives of Oral Biology, Vol.60(6), pp.933-940
06/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.02.019
PMID: 25841069
Abstract
•Vertical displacement of the snout increased anterior rotation of the mandible.•Increased anterior rotation was associated with altered shape of the condylar region.•Results have important implications for the treatment of skeletal discrepancies. A thorough understanding of influence of maxillary growth on patterns of mandibular rotation during development is important with regard to the treatment of skeletal discrepancies. In the present study, we examined whether experimentally altered maxillary position has a significant influence on patterns of mandibular rotation in a pig model. Maxillary growth was altered in a sample of n=10 domestic pigs via surgical fixation of the circummaxillary sutures. We compared the experimental group to control and surgical sham samples and assessed the effects of altered maxillary growth on mandibular form using geometric morphometric techniques. We tested for significant differences in mandibular shape between our samples and examined axes of morphological variation. Additionally, we examined whether altered mandibular shape resulting from altered maxillary position was predictably associated with morphological changes to the condylar region. There was a statistically significant difference in mandibular shape between the experimental and control/sham groups. As a result of vertical displacement of the snout, mandibles in the experimental sample resulted in greater anterior rotation when compared to the control/sham pigs. Variation in rotation was correlated with morphological changes in the condyle including the shape of the articular surface and condylar orientation indicative of greater anterior mandibular rotation. Vertical displacement of the maxilla had a significant effect on mandibular shape by encouraging anterior mandibular rotation. This result has important implications for understanding the effects of altered mandibular posture on condylar remodeling the treatment of skeletal discrepancies such as the correction of hyperdivegent mandibular growth.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The effects of altered maxillary growth on patterns of mandibular rotation in a pig model
- Creators
- Nathan E Holton - Department of Orthodontics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAChristina L Nicholas - Department of Anthropology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USASteve D Marshall - Department of Orthodontics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USARobert G Franciscus - Department of Anthropology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAThomas E Southard - Department of Orthodontics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of Oral Biology, Vol.60(6), pp.933-940
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.02.019
- PMID
- 25841069
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Oral Biol
- ISSN
- 0003-9969
- eISSN
- 1879-1506
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2015
- Academic Unit
- Orthodontics; Anthropology; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983984545802771
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