Premaxillary-maxillary suture development in the first trimester : An ultrasound study.
J Orofac Orthop
; 80(1): 25-31, 2019 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-30607434
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Our study was designed to investigate premaxillary-maxillary suture growth in fetuses from the first trimester of pregnancy using the Bultrasound technique in order to determine the suture fusion time.METHODS:
We selected 169 healthy Han singleton pregnancies as subjects. All subjects received routine pregnancy tests and were divided into three groups based on the gestational age of the fetus group 1, the 11th gestational week; group 2, the 12th gestational week; and group 3, the 13th gestational week. Fetal biometric measurements were recorded during consecutive prenatal ultrasonographic examinations. These measurements included nuchal translucency thickness, crown-rump length, and premaxillary-maxillary length. Intergroup comparisons were performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA).RESULTS:
The premaxillary-maxillary suture grows gradually and its measured length at the 11th, 12th and 13th week was 0.54â¯cm, 0.65â¯cm, and 0.74â¯cm, respectively. We observed a significant linear correlation between the premaxillary-maxillary length and the week of gestation in the first trimester. The growth rate of the maxilla at the 11th, the 12th and the 13th week are significantly different with a descending order of growth rates being week 12, week 11 and week 13, with the 12th week rate being the most rapid.CONCLUSION:
The premaxillary and maxillary growth at 11 and 12 gestational weeks in the first trimester steadily accelerated, peaking at the 12th week. The rate of growth slows down after week 12 which may be associated with the fusion of the premaxillary-maxillary suture.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Suturas Craneales
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Maxilar
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Orofac Orthop
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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ORTODONTIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China