Three-dimensional changes in the cranial base associated with soft-diet feeding

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BACKGROUND: Masticatory activity affects the morphology of the maxillo-mandibular complex, however, its influence on the cranial base remains to be elucidated. The recent integration of quantitative morphometric analysis with 3D imaging enabled a comprehensive and high-resolution morphological characterization of the craniofacial complex. We aimed to investigate the influence of masticatory activity on the morphology of the growing cranial base by three-dimensional (3D) geometric morphometric approach using micro-CT.

METHODS: The micro-CT data was reanalyzed to illustrate the 3D shape of the cranial base, and wireframe models were generated by connecting landmarks on the images. In the original study, mice were fed a soft diet (SD) of powdered pellets or a conventional hard diet (HD) for 6 weeks from 3 to 9 weeks of age, immediately after weaning. A principal component (PC) analysis analyzed shape variations and assessed their significance, while canonical variate (CV) analysis facilitated the comparison and differentiation of groups based on shape, unveiling meaningful shape distinctions.

RESULTS: Three PCs were extracted that significantly separated the SD and HD groups among those explaining variations in shape. These PCs were related to the length of the sphenoid bone, the width of the anterior part of the sphenoid bone, and the length of the cranial base. Furthermore, one CV effectively distinguished SD from HD, and CV analysis showed that the sphenoid was shortened in the length and narrowed at the border of the temporal bone in SD mice.

CONCLUSIONS: Masticatory loading affects the skeletal development of the cranial base. The morphology of the sphenoid bone was affected in both the sagittal and transverse axes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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European journal of orthodontics - 46(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murata, Yuka [VerfasserIn]
Tanikawa, Chihiro [VerfasserIn]
Shiraishi, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Inubushi, Toshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Kono, Kana [VerfasserIn]
Kamioka, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Yamashiro, Takashi [VerfasserIn]

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Basic science
Craniofacial development
Genetics
Growth
Hypodontia
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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 12.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ejo/cjad058

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NLM363403612