GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORTHODONTICS

Growth and
Development
Dr.Kapil Saroha
BDS, MDS
Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
Monday, July 31,Dr.Dentiste's Dental Academy WWW.DRDENTISTE.COM

Introduction
 Importance of studying growth and development

Definition of growth :-
 Growth refers to increase in size – Todd
 Growth may be defined as the normal changes in the
amount of living substance. - Moyers
 Growth usually refers to an increase in size and the number
- Proffit

Definition of Development
 Development is progress towards maturity”
- Todd
 Development connotes a maturation process involving progressive
differentiation at the cellular and tissue levels
- Enlow

Correlation between growth and
development
 Growth is basically anatomic phenomenon and quantitative
in nature.
 Development is basically physiologic phenomenon and
qualitative in nature.

Normal features of growth and
development
 Differential growth
 Pattern
 Normality
 Variability
 Timing, rate and direction.

Differential growth
Not all tissue system of the body grow at the same rate.
Different tissues and in term different organs grow at
different rates. This process is called differential
growth.

Scammons Curve
As the graph indicates, growth of the neural
tissues is nearly complete by 6 or 7 years of age.
General body tissue, including muscle, bone
and viscera, show and S-shaped curve, with a
definite slowing of the rate of growth during
childhood and an acceleration at puberty.
Lymphoid tissues proliferate far beyond the
adult amount in late childhood, and then
undergo involution at the same time that growth
of the genital tissues accelerates rapidly.

Cephalocaudal Gradient of growth
 Represents the changes in over all body
proportions during normal growth and
development.
 In fetal life, at about the third month of
intrauterine development, the head takes
up almost 50% of the total body length. At
this stage, the cranium is large relative to
the face and represents more than half the
total head.

Cephalocaudal Gradient of growth

In contrast, the limbs are still
rudimentary and the trunk is
underdeveloped. By the time of birth, the
trunk and limbs have grown faster than the
head and face, so that the proportion of the
entire body devoted to the head has
decreased to about 30%.

The overall pattern of growth thereafter
follows this course, with a progressive
reduction of the relative size of the
head to about 12% the adult.
Thus “Cephalocaudal gradient of
growth”. This simply means that there is
an axis of increased growth extending
from the head towards the feet.

Growth Spurts
Refers to Sudden increase in growth of
general Body.
Woodside in his study of Burlington Group
showed.
Girls Boys
Just after birth 3 yrs 3 yrs
Juvenile growth Spurt 6-7yrs 7-9yrs
Pubertal growth spurt 10-12yrs 12-15yrs

Importance of Growth Spurts:
Pubertal increments offers best time for
large number of cases for the orthodontic and
orthopedic treatment. It also helps in
determining the predictability, growth
direction, patient management and total
treatment time.

Orthopedic correction of maxilla and
Mandible.
Understanding the growth, predictability of future growth of
maxilla, mandible and alveolar process helps in diagnosing
and achieving excellent results of the mal-occlusion.

Growth spurts serve as excellent indicators for timing of
orthodontic treatment
Correlation of
a. Skeletal age,
b. Dental age
c. Chronological age.
With on set of puberty.

Biological changes seen during
puberty.
Biological changes differ with boys and girls
In Boys :
 Stage I:
- Fat spurt - Initially maturing boy gains
weight and becomes chubby –production
of estrogen before production of
testosterone.

 Stage II
- Spurt in height, development of secondary
sexual characteristics.
- Occurs 1 year after the Stage I
 Stage III
- Occurs 8-10months after stage II and coincides
with the peak velocity with gain in height
- At this stage auxillary hair appears and facial
hair appears on upper lip. Spurt in muscle
growth occurs.

 Stage IV:
- Occurs from 15-24 months after stage III
- Spurt of growth in height ends. Facial hair on chin and
upper lip. This indicates growth is almost complete.
In Girls: (9-12 yrs)
 Stage I:
- Beginning of growth spurt appearance secondary
sexual characteristics .

 Stage II:
- Occurs 1 year after stage I coincides with peak velocity
physical growth.
 Stage III:
- Occurs 1-1½ years later stage II. marked by on set of
menstruation.
- By this time growth spurt all but complete.

Theories of Growth and Development

GROWTH THEORIES
1) Genetic Theory
2) Sutural Theory
3) Cartilagnous theory
4) Functional Matrix theory

Genetic Theory
1950’s to 1970’s:
-Mainly based on observations
-No evident scientific data
-Lacked scientific understanding and soon replaced
by other theories.

Sutural Theory:
Proposed by Sicher in 1955: According to Sicher
-“The primary event in sutural growth is the
proliferation of the connective tissue between the
two bones. If sutural tissue proliferates, it creates
the space for appositional growth at the border of
the bones”.

We now know that functions of Suture are :
1. Unite the bone
2. Absorb the forces,
3. Act as a joint
4. Act as a growth site and not growth centre

Evidences Against Sicher’s Theory:
1. Auto transplants of sutures fail to grow in cultural
medium though provided with same environment and
conditions.
2. Extripation of sutures has no appreciable effect on
growth of skeletal.
3. The shape and growth within sutures is dependent on
external stimuli.
4. It is possible to bring the sutural grwoth to halt by
mechanical stresse applied across the sutures.

Cartilagenous Theory (James Scott-1956)
The fact that, for many bones of the hand and legs,
cartilagedoes the growing while bone merely replaces it
makes this theory attractive for the bones of the jaws.
According the Scott:-
-Spheno-occipital synchondrosis cartilage -responsible
for the growth of cranial base.
-Nasal septal cartilage – Responsible for the growth of
maxilla
-Condylar cartilage – Responsible for the growth of
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FUNCTIONAL MATRIX
HYPOTHESIS

 THE ORIGIN,GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE
OF ALL SKELETAL TISSUES AND ORGANS ARE
ALWAYS SECONDARY,COMPENSATORY AND
OBLIGATORY TO TEMPORALLY AND
OPERATIONAL PRIOR EVENTS OR PROCESSES
THAT OCCUR IN SPECIFICALLY RELATED NON-
SKELETAL TISSUES,ORGANS OR FUNCTIONAL
SPACES

 Each of these function is completely carried out by
FUNCTIONAL CRANIAL
COMPONENT

Functional cranial component
Skeletal unit Functional matrices
Macroskeletal
Eg-coronoid,
angular
Microskeletal
Eg-endocranial
surface Of calvaria
Periosteal
Eg-teeth and
muscles
Capsular
Eg-orofacial,
neurocranial

Skeletal unit
 Composed of –bone, cartilage and tendinous tissue
MACROSKELETAL UNIT-
 Adjoining portions of number of neighbouring bones carrying out a
single function eg- endocrainal surface of calvaria

Macro skeletal unit

MICROSKELETAL UNIT
bones consisting of number of small skeletal units
MAXILLA-orbital
-pneumatic
-palatal
-basal
MANDIBLE-coronoid
-angular
-alveolar
-basal

FUNCTIONAL MATRICES
 This consist of soft tissue-muscle,gland,nerve,vessels,fat
and teeth as well as non skeletal cartilages
DIVIDE INTO TWO TYPES-
 Periosteal matrices
 Capsular matrices

PERIOSTEAL MATRICES
 All non skeletal functional units adjacent to skeletal
unit form the periostel matrices
 They act by bringing transformation of the related
skeletal units
 Best explanation – coronoid process and temporalis
muscle
 Removal,denervation, postinfectively-
decrease in the size or total disappearance

 Hence in simple terms it can be stated-
Coronoid process does not grow itself first and thus provide a platform
upon which the temporalis muscle can alter its function but it is the
opposite which is true

CAPSULAR MATRICES
FOUR CAPSULES ARE PRESENT-
 NEURO CRANIAL
 ORO FACIAL
 OTIC
 ORBITAL

 Each of these capsules is an envelop containing functional cranial
component
 Sandwitched between two covering layers
 Capsules expands due to volumetric increase of capsular matrix
 This results in the translative movement of the embedded bones

NEUROCRAINAL CAPSULE
 Sandwiched between-skin and dura mater
 Consists of-5 layers of scalp
-bone
-two layer dura mater

ORO FACIAL MATRIX
 Surround and protect oronasopharyngeal space.
 Surrounded by skin and mucous membrane on either
side.
 Originates by process of enclosure.
 Volumetric growth of these spaces is the primary
morphogenetic event in facial skull growth

Orofacial Capsule

 Primary function is maintaining airway this is accomplished by
“AIRWAY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM”-BOSMA
 Growth of functional spaces-increase in the size of capsule
 Followed by passive movement of functional cranial component

Bone metabolism
• Bone is the primary calcium reservoir of the body
(99% stored in skeleton)
•Bone structure is sacrificed to maintain the critical
serum calcium levels at 10mg %

Bone metabolism
Calcium homeostasis is supported by 3 mechanisms :
1. Rapid instantaneous flux of calcium from bonefluid (seconds) by selective transfer
of calcium ions into and out of bone fluid.
2. Shorterm control of serum calcium levels affects rates of bone formation $
resorption
3. Longterm regulation of metabolism- have effects on skeleton
.

Types of Bones
 Woven bone – The first bone formed in
response to orthodontic loading usually is
the woven type. It is weak, disorganized,
and poorly mineralized
 Lamellar bone – a strong, highly organized,
well-mineralized tissue

Types of bones
 Composite bone – is an osseous tissue
formed by the deposition of lamellar
bone within a woven bone lattice, a
process called Cancellous
compaction. This is the quickest
means of producing relatively strong
bone
 Bundle bone - is a functional adaptation
of lamellar structure to allow
attachment of tendons and
ligaments

Mechanisms of bone growth
 Modeling
 Remodeling
 Displacement
 Combination of remodeling &
displacement
 Rotation

MODELING
 Bone modeling involves independent
sites of resorption and formation that
change the size and shape of a bone.

Remodelling
 A process involving deposition and resorption
occuring on opposite ends
 Four types
 Biochemical remodelling
 Haversian remodelling
 Pathologic remodelling
 Growth remodelling

Functions of Remodelling
1. Progressively change the size of whole bone
2. Sequentially relocate each component of
the whole bone
3. Progressively change the shape of the bone
to accommodate its various functions

4. Progressive fine tune fitting of all the
separate bones to each other and to their
contiguous ,growing, functioning soft tissues
5. Carry out continuous structural adjustments
to adapt to the intrinsic and extrinsic
changes in conditions .

Displacement
 Refers to a shift in the position of the bone
 Two types
 Primary displacement
 Secondary displacement

Rotation
 According to Enlow, growth rotation is due to diagonally placed
areas of deposition and resorption
 Two types
 Remodelling rotations
 Displacement rotations

‘V’ - Principle
 Deposition occurs on the inner side and resorption on the
outerside of the bones causing enlargement and displacement.
 The displacement is towards wide end of ‘V’
 Examples
 Neck of the condyle
 Palatal process of maxilla

tby –
dr. Kapil Saroha
BDS, MDS
DENDEN ISTIST
Monday, July 31, 2017Dr.Dentiste's Dental Academy WWW.DRDENTISTE.COM

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