Original article
Vertical growth of the human face

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Abstract

Some of the pertinent literature dealing with the vertical growth of the human face has been surveyed. Cross-sectional data have been utilized to point out several general trends and patterns of growth; however, longitudinal data illustrate the great range of individual variation and the dangers inherent in any attempt to diagnose or prognose with the aid of available “standards.” An approach to a functional cranial analysis of vertical growth has been given with the aim of establishing the biologic basis for a more meaningful understanding of the problem.

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    This study was aided, in part, by Grant NB-965 from the National Institutes of Health.

    Presented before the Great Lakes Society of Orthodontists, Toronto, Ontario October 1963.

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