Morphological varieties of soft palate in normal subjects: a digital cephalometric study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Dental Advancements - Year 2015, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: The literature describes the morphology of the soft palate as being of only one kind and ignores its diversity, but in clinical work the morphology of the soft palate has a variable presentation on lateral cephalometry. Soft palate plays a significant role in various important functions in the head and neck region. Its varied morphology is implicated in various diseases. Study is aimed to investigate the variation of soft palate morphology in different age and gender groups. Materials & Methods: In this study, the sample comprised 202 normal subjects whose age ranged from 6-50 years. The morphology of the soft palate on lateral cephalometry was analyzed for velar morphology and categorized into different types. The dimensional differences of the soft palate between each type and the differences in proportion to different age and gender groups were studied. Results & Conclusion: The morphology of soft palate was divided into six varieties as was previously described there were significant difference in the velar length in preadults and adults. Type 1 soft morphology was the most common morphology present. Also there was statistically significant difference in length of type 3 morpholgy from rest 5 morphological varieties studied.
Authors and Affiliations
Altaf Hussain Chalkoo, Farooq Ahmad Naikoo, Mirzada Bilal Ahmad, Inderpreet Singh Oberoi
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- DOI 10.5866/2015.7.10241
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