An X-ray cephalometric analysis of premaxillary growth in operated and unoperated baboons (Papio cynocephalus).
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.
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*