Craniofacial growth from 7 to 9 years old - Dimensions when measured directly, measured on standardized images and cephalometric films increase steadily with age from 7 - 9 years old, women tend to grow earlier than men, from 8 - 9 years old tend to grow faster than 7 - 8 years of age, the increase and rate of increase were the same between the sexes except that head width and po-pr dimension were greater in women than in men.