Growth of the maxillary complex in the rhesus monkey ( Macaca mulatta )

Bibliographic Data

ID8319563
AuthorsJames A McNamara (0000-0002-4576-7737, University of Michigan), Michael L Riolo (University of Michigan), Donald H Enlow (West Virginia University)
Year1976
Volume44
Issue1
Pages15-26
Publication date1976-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330440104
PMID813530
OpenAlexW1987859601
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited11

The growth of the maxillary complex of 36 rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively during four defined stages of postnatal development (i.e., infant, juvenile, adolescent, young adult). At each stage, growth was observed during a 24 week period. Since some animals were observed during two successive stages of development, 47 periods of growth were studied. The incremental growth data were collected by superimposing serial cephalograms on cranial base implants and on maxillary implants. The largest increments of growth were observed in the infant animals and were successively less during the other periods studied. The horizontal growth component was more prominent than the vertical component in all age groups. The contribution of sutural growth to the vertical displacement of the maxilla was greater posteriorly, leading to a rotation of the maxillary complex during growth. The occlusal relationship was maintained by selective bone remodeling in conjunction with dentitional migration

Biology · Cephalometry · Displacement (psychology) · Juvenile · Maxilla · Anatomy · Cleft Lip and Palate Research · Dentistry · Medicine · Orthodontics · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology

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