title: Late growth changes in the craniofacial skeleton.
abstract: Analysis of serial radiographs shows that growth in the cranial base and in the mandible continues into the third decade. Variations in rate and timing are great, and the total increments after 18 years are usually small.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1695.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Roche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002508:Cephalometry; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development*