Gender differences in the growing, abnormal, and aging jaw.

Julie Glowacki, Kristina Christoph

Journal: Dental clinics of North America 2013;57(2):263-80

PMID: 23570805

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Abstract

Despite wide variations in the size and shape of the human face, head, and body, there is remarkable consistency for quantifiable gender-specific facial traits. The relationships between the growing jaws and tooth eruption are complex, but they show gender-specific trajectories in children and adolescents. Disturbances in genetic, endocrine, and nutritional regulatory controls result in gender-specific and nonspecific disorders. Gender-specific differences are also apparent in the aging jaw, with the acceleration of jawbone atrophy upon loss of teeth, especially in women.

Address: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.01.005

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MeSH Terms: Adolescent, Aging, Alveolar Bone Loss, Child, Female, Humans, Jaw, Jaw Abnormalities, Male, Maxillofacial Development, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Women's Health