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IJAR.2017.363

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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 5; Issue 4.1 (October 2017)

Page No.: 4441-4444

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2017.363

MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE HARD PALATE AND THE GREATER PALATINE FORAMEN IN DRY ADULT SOUTH INDIAN SKULLS

M Janardhan Rao *1, B H Shiny Vinila 2, M Yesender 3.

*1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kamineni Academy of Medical  Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

3 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kamineni Kamineni Academy of Medical  Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

 Corresponding author: Dr M Janardhan Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kamineni Academy of Medical  Sciences and Research Centre, L B Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Contact number: 09030504816 E-Mail: drmjr.kams@gmail.com

Abstract:

Introduction: The morphometric measurements of the hard palate is very much essential while performing orthognathic surgeries, cleft palate surgery, for preoperative evaluation of patients with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, Naso pharyngoscopy and nasogastric intubation. The precise knowledge on the location of greater palatine foramen is essential to block he maxillary nerve in pterygopalatine fossa for various diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Thus the study was conducted on the morphometric analysis of the hard palate and greater palatine foramen.

Materials and Methods: The study sample was consisting of 58 adult South Indian skulls. The length and width of hard palate were measured by using digital vernier calipers. The Palatine index, palatine size was calculated from the length and width. The distance from the center of the greater palatine foramen to the mid sagittal plane and the distance from the center of the greater palatine foramen to posterior border of the hard palate was also measured and recorded.

Results: The average length and width of the hard palate was 49.87 ± 3.54mm 34.42 ± 2.09mm respectively. In the present study, 95% of the palates were leptostaphyline type and only 5% were mesostaphyline type. The average distance between the center of greater palatine foramen to the mid saggital plane was 14.78 ± 1.08mm and 14.75 ± 1.03mm respectively on the right and left sides. There was no statistically significant difference between the right and the left sides.

Conclusion: The precise knowledge on the morphometry of hard palate and the location of the greater palatine foramen would be useful in dental and surgical practices while dealing with oral and maxillofacial region.

Key words: Hard Palate, Greater Palatine Foramen, Maxillary Nerve, Pterygopalatine Fossa, Palatine Index.

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Cite this article: M Janardhan Rao, B H Shiny Vinila, M Yesender. MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE HARD PALATE AND THE GREATER PALATINE FORAMEN IN DRY ADULT SOUTH INDIAN SKULLS. Int J Anat Res 2017;5(4.1):4441-4444. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2017.363