ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
Assessment of palatal rugae pattern and its significance in orthodontics and forensic odontology.
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- Is Palatal Rugae Pattern a Reliable Tool for Personal Identification following Orthodontic Treatment? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Dental Radiographic/Digital Radiography Technology along with Biological Agents in Human Identification.Scanning · 2022Review
- Distal extension of palatal rugae as a limitation for donor soft tissue grafts in a Jordanian population: A cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Palatal rugoscopy as an adjunct for sex determination in forensic odontology (Sri Ganganagar population): A cross-sectional study of 100 subjects.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
- Malocclusion: An adjunctive aid in individual identification.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
- Evaluation of palatal rugae pattern for gender determination and personal identification by comparing simulated antemortem and post mortem records in edentulous patients using a digital method.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPalatal rugae are nonidentical mucosal elevations seen on anterior third of palate. They are arranged in transverse direction on either side of the mid-palatine raphe. Although they are the most stable anatomical structures in the oral cavity, certain conditions such as expansion in orthodontic treatment contribute to some amount of variations in their pattern qualitatively. The aim of this study was to compare the shape of rugae and its positional changes before and after rapid maxillary expansion. MATERIALS AND
methodsFifteen pairs of pre- and post-maxillary expansion casts showing finer details of palatal rugae from seven males to eight females in the age group of 10 ± 2.5 years were selected for this study with transverse maxillary deficiency reporting to Department of Orthodontics, VS Dental College and Hospital. The shape of rugae and the distance between the median points and lateral points of the first and the last two rugae on either side of the mid-palatal raphe were noted and marked. The data collected was statistically analyzed using SPSS program.
resultsThere was statistically significant difference in the distance between medial and lateral points of first two and last two rugae.
conclusionDuring maxillary expansion, there is stability of palatal rugae with respect to its shape, number but not with respect to its position. Clinically, the orthodontist can quantify the palatal separation after expansion of the maxillary arch using the interruga distance.
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