Open AccessAssessment of palatal rugae pattern and their reproducibility for application in forensic analysis
Author(s) -
Divya Shetty,
Achint Juneja,
Abhishek Jain,
Kaveri Surya Khanna,
Neha Pruthi,
Amit Gupta,
Meenakshi Chowdhary
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.119775
Subject(s) - dentistry , forensic odontology , orthodontics , medicine
Rugae are the anatomical folds that are located on the anterior third of palate behind the incisive papillae. They are also known as "Plica palatine," and the study of these patterns is called palatoscopy. It can be used in various fields such as sex determination, orthodontics and forensic odontology.