title: A longitudinal study of facial growth in Papio cynocephalus after resection of the cartilagenous nasal septum.
abstract: The present study evaluates in Papio cynocephalus the effectiveness of varying the amount of nasal septum resected and the age at surgery in an attempt to develop a technique which may have clinical value for the human condition. The analysis of interdental dimensions by graphical techniques demonstrates that a critical age exists at which total septum resection leads to maximum growth arrest of the premaxilla. Comparisons of linear regression curves for operated and control animals confirm these findings and also demonstrate the existence of sexual dimorphism in premaxillary growth rates.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000601:surgery; D010215:Papio / Q000254:growth & development*; D012737:Sex Factors