Osteometric analysis of hard palate in south Indian dry skull

Abstract

Introduction:The palate provides the roof of the oral cavity and floor for the nasal cavity. It consists of both hard and soft. The hard palate is made up of bones. The palatine process of maxilla and horizontal process of palatine bone possess greater and lesser palatine foramen. It is an important bone to consider in various anatomical studies.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to analyse the hard palate by morphometric measurements.

Material and Method:The study was conducted in 30 south indian dry skulls from Saveetha Dental College, chennai. Distance between incisive foramen to posterior nasal spine. The following parameters were analyzed. They are the distance between intermaxillary suture (meeting point)  to posterior nasal spine, right palatomaxillary suture to common meeting point of intermaxillary suture, left palatomaxillary suture to common meeting point of intermaxillary suture, maximum distance of greater palatine foramen and maximum distance between lesser palatine foramen. The measurements are done by using vernier calipers. The results were analysed by using the t-test calculator in the graph pad .

Results:The present study observed the mean distance between incisive foramen to posterior nasal spine was 24.1527 ± 4.9736, intermaxillary suture (meeting point)  to posterior nasal spine was 10.9506 ± 1.7556, right palatomaxillary suture to common meeting point of intermaxillary suture was 13.5913 ± 2.1110, left palatomaxillary suture to the common meeting point of intermaxillary suture was 13.1606 ± 1.3718, maximum distance of greater palatine foramen was 29.2813 ± 4.1970 and maximum distance of lesser palatine foramen was 29.7617 ± 3.6126 .

Conclusion:The present study thus concluded that the morphometric analysis is of utmost importance in various studies such as anatomical, anthropological and clinical studies.