Open AccessSex Assessment by Morphological Analysis of Palatal Rugae Patterns in a South Indian Adult Population
Author(s) -
Komal Smriti,
R. Gupta,
Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati,
Anupam Singh,
I Kapoor,
Ravindranath Vineetha,
Srikanth Gadicherla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s304599
Subject(s) - dentistry , orthodontics , population , biology , medicine , environmental health
Palatal rugae are asymmetric and irregular ridges on the anterior palatal region, which have proven to be useful in the field of forensic dentistry. This study aims to use morphological analysis of palatal rugae patterns to assess sex in a South Indian adult population.