Three-dimensional changes in the cranial base associated with soft-diet feeding

Author:

Murata Yuka1ORCID,Tanikawa Chihiro1ORCID,Shiraishi Yuki1,Inubushi Toshihiro1,Kono Kana2,Kamioka Hiroshi2,Yamashiro Takashi1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University , 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 , Japan

2. Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University , Okayama 700-8558 , Japan

Abstract

Summary Background Masticatory activity affects the morphology of the maxillo-mandibular complex, however, its influence on the cranial base remains to be elucidated. The recent integration of quantitative morphometric analysis with 3D imaging enabled a comprehensive and high-resolution morphological characterization of the craniofacial complex. We aimed to investigate the influence of masticatory activity on the morphology of the growing cranial base by three-dimensional (3D) geometric morphometric approach using micro-CT. Methods The micro-CT data was reanalyzed to illustrate the 3D shape of the cranial base, and wireframe models were generated by connecting landmarks on the images. In the original study, mice were fed a soft diet (SD) of powdered pellets or a conventional hard diet (HD) for 6 weeks from 3 to 9 weeks of age, immediately after weaning. A principal component (PC) analysis analyzed shape variations and assessed their significance, while canonical variate (CV) analysis facilitated the comparison and differentiation of groups based on shape, unveiling meaningful shape distinctions. Results Three PCs were extracted that significantly separated the SD and HD groups among those explaining variations in shape. These PCs were related to the length of the sphenoid bone, the width of the anterior part of the sphenoid bone, and the length of the cranial base. Furthermore, one CV effectively distinguished SD from HD, and CV analysis showed that the sphenoid was shortened in the length and narrowed at the border of the temporal bone in SD mice. Conclusions Masticatory loading affects the skeletal development of the cranial base. The morphology of the sphenoid bone was affected in both the sagittal and transverse axes.

Funder

KAKENHI

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Orthodontics

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