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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Nov;144(5):759–769. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.04.022

Table II. Distribution of the maturational stages of the midpalatal suture.

Stage 5-<11 y 11-<14 y 14-18 y >18 y Total
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
A 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
B 19 3 12 16 3 3 1 0 57
C 2 0 6 7 5 7 3 1 31
D 0 0 1 0 3 3 7 3 17
E 0 0 5 0 8 0 8 9 30
Total 24 4 24 24 19 13 19 13 140