Kerr W J, Kelly J, Geddes D A
Department of Orthodontics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Scotland, UK.
J Dent Res. 1991 Dec;70(12):1528-30. doi: 10.1177/00220345910700121001.
Surface area measurements of five regions of the oral cavity were made from study casts of 57 subjects with an age range from 9.3 to 19 years. While the longitudinal pattern of growth exhibited by the total of the five areas, when subgroups were compared, was characterized by a steady increase to around puberty (13 years), followed by a plateau, different areas showed different patterns of growth. Increase in the surface area of the teeth was associated with the eruption of the second and third molars, whereas the area of the buccal lingual mucosa continued to increase into adult life. The palate, buccal vestibular mucosa, and dorsum of the tongue demonstrated a typically skeletal pattern of growth, i.e., increase until puberty with a rapid cessation thereafter. The results of this study indicate the need for longitudinal data to further knowledge concerning growth of the oral cavity.
对年龄在9.3岁至19岁之间的57名受试者的研究模型进行了口腔五个区域的表面积测量。虽然五个区域总体呈现的纵向生长模式在比较亚组时，其特征是在青春期（13岁）左右稳步增加，随后趋于平稳，但不同区域表现出不同的生长模式。牙齿表面积的增加与第二和第三磨牙的萌出有关，而颊舌黏膜的面积在成年期仍持续增加。腭部、颊前庭黏膜和舌背呈现出典型的骨骼生长模式，即青春期前增加，此后迅速停止生长。本研究结果表明，需要纵向数据来进一步了解口腔生长情况。
