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By two years of age, 96% of infant fontanelles have closed. This rapid transformation is a normal part of development, raising the question: **What happens to fontanelles in adulthood?** This process solidifies the skull, transforming it into a rigid, protective casing for the brain.
While most people associate flat head syndrome with infants, the reality is that cranial asymmetries can manifest or become more pronounced later in life. Can you get a flat head as an adult? The short answer is yes, although the mechanisms are different and less common than in infancy due to the fused nature of the adult skull.
Cranial sutures, the fibrous joints connecting the skull bones, begin to close during infancy, but many remain open well into adulthood. So, what happens to cranial sutures over time? This natural process, called ossification, is a slow transformation that reinforces the skull's protective structure.
