Springate, Stephen David;
(2019)
An investigation of growth rotations of jaws.
Doctoral thesis (M.D(Res)), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
This thesis describes an investigation into the origin and mechanism of growth rotations of the jaws. The materials comprised serial lateral, frontal and oblique cephalometric radiographs of 11 untreated children (5 males and 6 females) with tantalum markers in the mandible and both maxillae. The radiographs were recorded annually over an average period of 9.6 years (mean age at initial records 7.21 years) and were drawn from the archives of the Mathews Longitudinal Growth Study of the University of California, USA. The investigation comprised two separate but related studies: (i) an initial survey examining the correlations between growth rotations of the jaws and growth changes at sites throughout the face; and (ii) an in-depth investigation of the patterning of the sequences of annual increments of growth employing time-series analysis to detect intra-individual co-ordination of growth. The initial survey revealed a series of associations that matched those found in previous implant studies but some exceptions. The main study extended these results and indicated that the vertical growth displacements of the ramus and anterior maxilla combined to produce growth rotation of the mandible while the horizontal to vertical distribution of maxillary growth displacement produced growth rotation of the maxilla. Growth rotations of the jaws were found to be co-ordinated with: vertical growth displacement of the ramus (p=0.030) and anterior maxilla (p=0.009); horizontal growth displacement of the mandible (p<<0.001) and maxilla (p=0.015); horizontal migration of the maxillary molars (p=0.034); changes in angulation of the maxillary molars (p=0.009); and changes in the postural height of the tongue (p=0.048). The patterning of the co-ordination between rotational and translational growth displacements of the jaws and growth related changes in the dentition suggests a linkage to postural changes in the mandible and tongue. Based on these findings an explanatory model is proposed for the origin and control of growth rotations of the jaws.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | M.D(Res) |
| Title: | An investigation of growth rotations of jaws |
| Event: | UCL (University College London) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2019. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10071949 |
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