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 |