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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 6; Issue 3.2 (August 2018)

Page No.: 5568-5573

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.285

MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE GREATER PALATINE FORAMEN IN THE DRIED BONES OF EASTERN INDIA

Sudeepa Das 1, Bikash Chandra Satapathy *2, Rajashree Biswal 3, Manoja Kumar Muni 4.

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

*2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Address For Correspondence: Dr Bikash Chandra Satapathy, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. PIN-751024, Odisha, India. Mob:8518887315 E-Mail: bikash.satapathy@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Introduction: Greater palatine foramen is a very important landmark for administering anesthesia in maxillofacial and dental surgeries. Getting the anesthesia correct each time is a technical manoeuvre, which require sufficient amount of clinical skill and experience. The anatomical landmark has been described by many authors but as per the data in the eastern Indian population it is sparse. This study aims to define the greater palatine foramen according to various landmarks.

Materials and Methods: One hundred and three skulls from two medical colleges of eastern India were studied by the first and second authors separately and consecutively. All the skulls were examined for any broken parts in the hard palate and in the greater palatine foramen region. Only the skulls that were intact in these areas were considered for the study.

Result: The mean distance of the greater palatine foramen to the incisive foramen was 35.45mm in the males and 34.82mm in the females. The average distance between the greater palatine foramen and the midline maxillary suture was 13.22mm in the males and 12.98 mm in the females. In 85.92% cases we found the GPF to be oval in shape and it opened in to the oral cavity antero-medially in 58% of the cases. With respect to the molar teeth, in 42.71% of the cases the greater palatine foramen was present opposite the anterior ½ of the 3rd molar.

KEY WORDS: Greater Palatine Foramen, Greater Palatine Canal, Eastern India, Anaesthesia, Incisive Foramen.

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Cite this article: Sudeepa Das, Bikash Chandra Satapathy, Rajashree Biswal, Manoja Kumar Muni. MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE GREATER PALATINE FORAMEN IN THE DRIED BONES OF EASTERN INDIA. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(3.2):5568-5573. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.285