Developmental significance of delayed closure of the mandibular symphysis.
The unique finding of a midline suture at the mandibular symphysis in cleidocranial dysplasia is presented and discussed in regard to its relation to facial skeletal development.
Eppley
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Plastic Surgery Section, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202.
Green
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Bixler
D P
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Sadove
A M
AM
D002973:Cleidocranial Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development