Aim: To evaluate the dimensions of the frontal sinus as a growth predictor in horizontal, vertical, and average growth pattern. Materials and Methods: Retrospective data in the form of serial cephalometric records of forty patients obtained at 1 year interval from 8 to 11 years of age were collected for the study. The serial cephalograms of 30 children were digitized, calibrated and analyzed by VistaDent software (GAC International, Inc., Bohemia, NY, USA). Based on cephalometric parameters, these children were further divided into 10 horizontal, 10 vertical, and 10 average growth patterns, respectively. These images were then transferred to AutoCAD software for the assessment of dimensions of frontal sinus from 8 to 11 years of age. Results and Conclusion: Revealed that there was a significant difference in the dimensions of frontal sinus among various growth patterns and the study concluded that Frontal sinus can be a useful predictor for the assessment of growth pattern.
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Nathani et al. (2016) studied this question.