Morphological analysis of palatal rugae patterns in a population of Maharashtrian ancestry: a cross-sectional study |
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| Authors: | Vibhuti Shreesh Mhatre Jigna Pathak Shilpa Patel Leela S. Poonja Niharika Swain Kamlesh Dekate Amit Bhandarwar |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, MGM Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai - , India ;2.Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, MGM Dental College & Hospital, and MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai - , India |
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| Abstract: | AimTo analyze the morphological parameters of palatal rugae in a population of Maharashtrian ancestry.Material and methodsThis study was conducted on 1000 subjects of Maharashtrian ancestry with at least 3 generations on the mother’s and father’s side. Their palatal impressions were obtained with alginate and the casts were analyzed for length, shape and direction of palatal rugae.ResultsOur results showed that the most predominant rugae were primary followed by secondary and fragmentary with significant differences between them. The most prevalent rugae shapes found were straight followed by wavy followed by curved with significant differences between them. According to direction, forward rugae were significantly higher than perpendicular rugae and backward rugae.ConclusionThe rugae are considered to have population specific configurations. This baseline data of patterns of palatal rugae in a sample of Maharashtrian ancestry may serve `as an accessory tool’ for population identification in Forensic Dentistry. |
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| Keywords: | Palatal rugae |
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