title: An X-ray cephalometric analysis of premaxillary growth in operated and unoperated baboons (Papio cynocephalus).
abstract: Rates of growth of the premaxilla in baboons, which have undergone removal of the nasal septum, and unoperated controls are compared using X-ray cephalometric analysis and direct measures. It is found that our X-ray analysis without the use of metallic implants is not sensitive enough to detect changes of growth rate which are detectable through direct measurement.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D010215:Papio / Q000254:growth & development*