Posterior maxillary (PM) plane and anterior cranial architecture in primates

• Published in: The Anatomical record Vol. 264; no. 3; pp. 247 - 260
• Main Authors: McCarthy, Robert C., Lieberman, Daniel E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2001
• Subjects: Animals; craniofacial growth; facial block; Facial Bones - anatomy & histology; Humans; integration; neutral horizontal axis; posterior maxillary (PM) plane; Primates; Primates - anatomy & histology; Regression Analysis; Research Design; Skull - anatomy & histology; Species Specificity

This study tests several hypotheses of integration between the cranial base and face in primates. After reviewing the definition and anatomical basis for the posterior maxillary (PM) plane, which demarcates the back of the midface at its junction with the sphenoid, we demonstrate how the PM plane ca...