Changes in the anteroposterior dimensions of the human male skull during the third and fourth decade of life

A cephalometric radiographic appraisal of the anteroposterior skull growth which occurs during a one‐year interval was made on 71 caucasoid males at the Baylor University College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas. The subjects were from 22–34 years of age. The dimensions assessed were the anterior cranial depth, the posterior cranial depth, upper facial depth, middle facial depth and lower facial depth. A significant increase was shown to occur in all the dimensions over a period of one year except that of the lower facial depth. It was concluded that skull growth does occur in male adults after the age generally accepted as that of maturity.