title: A correlational study of serum alkaline phosphatase level and developmental mandibular laterognathism.
abstract: The abnormal cartilage/bone metabolism in unilateral condyle may be a direct factor that contributes to developmental mandibular laterognathism. However, although many molecules have been demonstrated to play crucial roles in the development of temporomandibular joints, the exact molecular mechanisms that lead to the disrupted condylar cartilage/bone development were greatly unknown. In this retrospective study, our findings revealed that serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level in adult patients with developmental mandibular laterognathism was lower than that in control subjects, and the serum ALP levels continue to reduce in adult patients (>20 years old). Although the exact relationship between the lower serum ALP level and developmental mandibular laterognathism is unclear, the findings further support the opinion that the condylar growth may sustain for a long time in the affected condyle in patients with developmental mandibular laterognathism and offer an alternative choice to use total serum ALP activity as a possible biomarker to assess condylar growth activity in patients with developmental mandibular laterognathism.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jiewen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Hongliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jiawen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Steve Guofang
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D002356:Cartilage / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000254:growth & development / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase