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British Journal of Orthodontics, Vol 24, 103-112, Copyright © 1997 by British Orthodontic Society

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Finite element analysis of the cranial base in subjects with Class III malocclusion

GD Singh, JA McNamara Jr and S Lozanoff
Department of Dental Surgery & Periodontology, Dundee Dental Hospital & School, University of Dundee, UK.

The association between cranial base morphology and Class III malocclusion is poorly understood. This study analyses local shape- and size differences in cranial base configurations of Class I and Class III subjects, employing finite element (FEM) analysis. Seventy-three prepubertal European-American children with Class III malocclusion were compared to their counterparts with a normal, Class I molar occlusion. Lateral cephalographs were traced, checked and subdivided into age- and sex-matched groups. Thirteen points on the cranial base were identified and digitized, providing a geometrical cranial base representation. Average cranial geometries were scaled to an equivalent size and a FEM analysis, capable of depicting and quantifying local shape- and size- change, employed to highlight regionalized, morphological differences. While the anterior cranial base was more homogeneous for shape-change, significant, localized anisotropy in the posterior regions of the cranial base and around sella turcica was evident. For size-change, areas of negative allometry were located posteriorly, but dilations in the mid- and anterior cranial base also were apparent. It is concluded that morphological alterations within the petro-occipital complex accompanied by changes in the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions induce deviation from a normal cranial base configuration to one associated with deficient orthocephalization and an appearance of Class III malocclusion.


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