Center for Craniofacial Development

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• pharyngeal arches
• facial development
• ossification centers
• continued ossification
• closure of fontanelles
• growth of facial bones
• growth of skull vault
• expansion of sinuses
• fusion of sutures
• eruption of teeth

 


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