NASOMAXILLARY SKELETAL DIMENSIONS COMPLEX IN PATIENTS WITH OSSEOUS NASAL-SEPTUM DEFORMITIES

Controversy still exists regarding the precise contribution of the nas al septum to facial growth and development. Several reports indicate t hat early surgical intervention for the correction of nasal septum abn ormalities leads to a high recurrence rate that necessitates revision procedures in adulthood. In this study we compared a group of patients with posterior nasal septum deformities to a control group by using c ephalometric radiographs and recording several measurements on composi te tracings. Our data, analysed by a computerized statistical programm e, demonstrate significant differences between the two groups, support ing the view that the development of the anterior part of the neurocra nium influences the development of posterior nasal septum deformities.