Lewis A B, Roche A F
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Yellow Springs, OH 45387-1695.
Angle Orthod. 1988 Apr;58(2):127-35. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(1988)058<0127:LGCITC>2.0.CO;2.
Analysis of serial radiographs shows that growth in the cranial base and in the mandible continues into the third decade. Variations in rate and timing are great, and the total increments after 18 years are usually small.