Open AccessAssessment of palatal rugae pattern and its significance in orthodontics and forensic odontology
Author(s) -
A M Shailaja,
I R Umme Romana,
Goutham Narayanappa,
T Smitha,
Nishitha C Gowda,
H K Vedavathi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_190_18
Subject(s) - orthodontics , forensic odontology , dentistry , medicine
Palatal 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.