Normal variation of mandibular asymmetry in children

Objective To explore the normal variation of asymmetry in mandibles of children in the age group of 1 to 12 years. Materials and Methods The study group consisted of 92 cadaveric mandibles of children with a dental age of 1 to 12 years old in possession of ACTA (Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam), Faculty of Dentistry, the Netherlands. 3D models of the mandibles were obtained from CT‐scans and hemimandibular volumes of all mandibles were calculated. The condylar height, ramus height, mandibular body length and the gonial angle were bilaterally determined using a novel landmark‐based method, and the degree of asymmetry was calculated. Results No relationship was found between dental age and asymmetry of the studied parameters (P