Vault sutures have proven their low reliability for estimating age at death in individual
forensic science cases. We broke down the palatine sutures of 134 skulls (with known sex …

Large scale surveillance studies, case studies, as well as cohort studies have identified the
influence of thyroid hormones on calvarial growth and development. Surveillance data …

Despite the link between adverse birth outcomes due to pre-and peri-natal nicotine
exposure, research suggests 11% of US women continue to smoke or use alternative …

Cranial sutures are fibrous connective tissue articulations found between intramembranous
bones of the vertebrate cranium. Growth and remodeling of these tissues is partially …

Trans-sutural distraction osteogenesis (TSDO) has been successfully used to correct
midfacial hypoplasia in growing patients for years. The effects of TSDO, however, remain …

Cranial sutures are fibrous joints of the skull which allow for growth in young individuals. The
sutural ligament is the fibrous connective material found between the two joint surfaces …

OBJECTIVE: Methionine is an essential amino acid and pivotal for normal growth and
development. However, previous animal studies have shown that excessive maternal intake …

The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is part of the cranial base growth plate and is of crucial
importance in craniofacial development. In this investigation, we studied changes in …

Morphometric analysis of cranial sutures can provide evidence of microfractures, diastasis,
and early sutural closure. Recently, mCT has allowed for morphometric analyses on much …

RÉSUMÉ L'anthropologie médico-légale devant exploiter toutes les pièces osseuses mises
à sa disposition, il nous est apparu logique d'investiguer diverses sutures crâniennes peu …