PRENATAL & POSTNATAL GRAOWTH OF MAXILLA

PRENATAL DEVLOPMENT STAGES POST NATAL DEVLOPMENT STAGES

MECKEL’S CARTLAGE
Ÿ The template for mandibular is laid down by Meckel’s
cartilage of the first brachial arch.
Ÿ Initial ossification occurs at six weeks post conceptional in
millimeter lateral and adjacent to Meckel’s cartilage and not
within it.
Ÿ Primary ossification center is located at the site of
bifurcation of IAN into the incisive and mental nerves
CONDYLAR GROWTH
Ÿ Growth occurs by proliferation of fibrocartilage which
subsequently gets ossified into bone.
Ÿ Condylar cartilage is a site of growth but not a growth
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center as it has little innate growth potential.

ENDOCHONDRIAL BONE FORMATION RAMUS TO CORPUS REMODELLING

Ÿ Secondary cartilages deviation at the site of the coronoid
and condylr processes and at the l.
Ÿ Secondary cartilages has characteristics of both
intramembranous and certain histologic and functional
features of hyaline growth cartilage.
Ÿ Ramus grows posteriouly by selective deposition at the
post border band resorption at anterior border.
Ÿ The corpus has a V- shape configuration, it pushes the
ramus outwards as it grows backwards.

ALEVOLAR PROCESS CORONOID PROCESS

It starts when the decidous tooth germs reach the early bell Ÿ Followed the V- Principle(like the ramus).
stage. Ÿ Buccal side- Resorption.
Ÿ Lingual side- Depostion.

CONDYLR PROCESS BODY OF MANDIBLE

Ÿ A cone shaped cartilage can be seen above the central Ÿ Increase in length occurs by remodelling at the anterior
devloping mandible. border of ramus.
Ÿ Ossification starts by 14th week. Ÿ Increase in height occurs by the deviation of the
alevolar process in the cusp to tooth eruption.

CORONOID PROCESS ALVEOLAR PROCESS

Ÿ Secondary accessory cartilage appear in the Ÿ It devlopes as the teeth erupt in response to the
functional demands.
region of coronoid process by about 10-14th Ÿ

week of IVL.
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RAMUS GROWTH AT CHIN

Ÿ Ramus of mandible devlops by a rapid Ÿ Growth primarily occurs by surface
spread of ossification backwards into the remodelling .
mesenchyme of the first brachial arch Ÿ Deposition of bone takes place at the
diverging away from Meckel’s cartilage. anterio-inferior surface.
Ÿ Resorption of bone takes place at the
level of apices of roots of the mandibular
incisors.

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DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS AND 6086015
DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS 6086018