Growth and Remodeling of the Human Maxilla.

THE purpose of the present study is to describe and interpret the sequence of remodeling changes which take place during the postnatal growth of the young human maxilla. This report is a sequel to previous studies dealing with principles of bone remodeling and with the postnatal growth of the human mandible.l-” As the growing maxilla increases in size, there is a companion process of remodeling which functions to maintain the constant proportions of the bone’s shape and the relative positions of its component parts. This process of remodeling involves sequential, localized adjustments in bone structure during the constant changes produced by the growth of the entire maxilla. An understanding of these remodeling changes is basic to a meaningful interpretation of the over-all process of growth.