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Holes in the head: parietal foramina, a developmental anomaly seen during a routine orthodontic assessment
Author(s) -
Luker,
McNamara,
Sandy
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-263x.1998.00085.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , parietal bone , anatomy , affect (linguistics) , head (geology) , skull , pathology , biology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy
Parietal foramina (Catlin marks) are developmental anomalies which affect approximately 1 in 25,000 people. They are thought to be inherited as an autosomal trait and may be associated with other skeletal anomalies such as cleft lip or palate. The majority of enlarged parietal foramina are usually completely asymptomatic.