Luiz A Oliveira-Neto, Jéssica K F Nascimento, Roberto Salvatori, Alécia A Oliveira-Santos, Rafaela S Girão, Evânio V Silva, André L M Santos, Matheus M Cunha, Marcos A V Bittencourt, Gustavo T Rodrigues, Bruna M R Andrade, Alaíde H A Oliveira, Eugênia H O Valença, Manuel H Aguiar-Oliveira
OBJECTIVE: To understand the growth of teeth and mandibular and maxillary bones in subjects with isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Mesiodistal tooth width of 28 maxillary and mandibular dental models of 14 adult IGHD subjects (9 men) were digitalized and compared to 40 models of 20 normal-statured controls (11 men). The mean SDS of the maxillary and mandibular teeth were compared with height, cephalic perimeter, total anterior facial height, total maxillary and mandibular length, and maxillary and mandibular arches...
August 2022: Growth Hormone & IGF Research