[Cephalometric study of the pterygoid process linear parameters in the human adult and child].

Abstract

A cephalometric investigation of the lateral plate of the pterygoïd process was conducted in the sagittal, frontal and axial plane. The aim of this study was to make linears observations on the pterygoïd process. A biostatistical method helped comparing the variations of the lateral pterygoïd plate in relation to the variations of the basi-cranium and the face with special interest given to the mandible, because of its tight muscular connection to the pterygoïd process.