THE STUDY OF METOPISM IN HUMAN ADULT SKULLS IN WESTERN MAHARASHTRA REGION
Sarita Margam, Megha Malvankar- General Medicine
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The human forehead is formed by means of a singular, unpaired, median, and symmetrical bone called the Frontal bone. In process of development, this bone is formed in two symmetrical halves, being separated by a suture. This suture is called Metopic suture. The extent of metopic suture is from the anterior angle of the bregma to the nasion. After birth the two halves of the frontal bone are united to form a single, symmetrical median bone by obliteration/closing of the metopic suture. Normal physiological closing time of metopic suture is controversial, normally closed at birth while some does not fuse until the second year of the age. Persistence of metopic suture in adulthood is called as Metopism. The observation and knowledge of metopic suture is important for paleodemography, forensic medicine, radiologist and neurologist. In the present study, the objectives were to determine the incidence of metopism in human adult skulls of Maharashtra region.