Figure 1.

Details of the head CT dataset of normal individuals and average skull models used in this study. (a) Sample distribution of a total of 51 normal individuals according to specific age groups from 0 to 48 months. Masticatory behaviours at pre- and post-weaning stages throughout the studied ages are presented at the top. (b) Highlights of the selected six individuals that were used to develop finite element models in this study, i.e. at 3, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months of age. The in silico skull models are shown at the top with segmented bones (in yellow) and sutures (in red). See electronic supplementary material, figure S1 for more details of the in silico models. Cranial module versus age in months is plotted in the lower frame for the whole dataset.