Three-dimensional volumetric analyses of temporal bone pneumatization from early childhood to early adulthood in a South African population.
Okikioluwa Stephen AladeyeluSamuel Oluwaseun OlojedeSodiq Kolawole LawalMatome Nadab MatshipiAndile Lindokuhle SibiyaCarmen Olivia RennieWonder-Boy Eumane MbathaPublished in: Folia morphologica (2023)
This study concludes that the pneumatization of a healthy temporal bone is expected to continue a linear increase up until at least adult stage I. Termination of temporal bone pneumatization in an individual before this stage could signify pathologic involvement of the middle ear during childhood.