Fig. 2

Method of Angieleri et al. [15] in CBCT. a The midpalatal suture is seen as a relatively straight radiopaque line. b The midpalatal suture appears as a scalloped line of high density. c Two radiopaque, scalloped, and parallel lines are separated by areas of low radiographic density. d The palatine bones become more radiopaque, and the suture is not visualized in this sector only is visualized as two scalloped high-density lines at the midline on the palate bone. e It is no longer possible to see the suture along the maxillary and palatine bones, indicating fusion l; fusion has occurred in the maxilla