lecture 4

Question 1

if cranial base angle is

1. more open:
2. normal:
3. more closed:

Answer 1

1. more open: class II
2. normal:
3. more closed: class III

Question 2

bone ____ at the level of the sutures, resulting in an increase of the size of the bone

Answer 2

apposition

(sutural growth)

Question 3

sutural growth happens in ____ and ____ but not ___

Answer 3

in cranial and maxillary growth but NOT mandibular growth (since no sutures)

Question 4

at this stage, the maxilla is moving away from cranial base

Answer 4

maxillary growth

Question 5

until the age of 7, it is mainly

Answer 5

sutural growth

(then becomes maxillary growth)

Question 6

once the eye and brain growth completed: bony apposition in the ____ and ____(displacement)

Answer 6

tuberosity area and dentoalveolar growth (displacement)

Question 7

once active sutural growth is completed (around 10 years old), _______ growth is the result of the growth in the tuberosity region

Answer 7

anterior-posterior growth

Question 8

the anterior aspect of the maxilla is somewhat

Answer 8

resorptive

Question 9

craniofacial growth is very complex and involves all types of growth such as:

Answer 9

1. endochondral for the cranial base (no control)
2. intramembranous for bone augmentation
3. sutural (at growth sites; appositional and remodeling)

Question 10

the maxilla after 7 years:

Answer 10

1. maxillary growth is mainly vertical
2. combination of sutural and intramembranous types of growth
3. growth sites
4. MAIN GROWTH SITE IS THE TUBEROSITY