title: [Vertical development of the face and cervical spine. Diagnostic and therapeutic significance in orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery].
abstract: Vertical growth of the cervical spine, of the mandibula and the upper maxilla are normally anatomically and physiologically correlated. At a very early age the relationships are established between the cervical spine and the angle of the mandibula which is normally level with C2's antero-inferior angle. A parallelism can be noticed between the rhythms of the vertical growth of the cervical spine and the changes of the maxillary in relation to the skull. So relationships are gradually established between the palate level, the top of the odontoid, and the foramen magnum. These relationships are well objectivized on a lateral teleradiography by Delaire' analysis. Lateral teleradiography of the situation of the angle of the mandibula, in relation to the basis of the C2 body should be systematic. It provides much information concerning the growth potential of the condylar unit, and makes possible a differential diagnosis between true or false posterior vertical insufficiency (PVI) and true or false posterior vertical excess (PVE) and to recognize clinical types of skeletal class II and class III of vertical origin.
authors.affiliation: Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, CHR, Nantes.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Salagnac
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delaire
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000254:growth & development*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000254:growth & development; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012886:Skull / Q000254:growth & development; D014716:Vertical Dimension
vernacular_title: Développement vertical de la face et du rachis cervical. Intérêts diagnostique et thérapeutique en ODF et en chirurgie maxillo-faciale.